Month: October 2017

Rhonda Jackson admitted Monday to her role in the March 2016 death of Iolan Shawn Cook.As part of a plea deal, Jackson, 51, Iola, pleaded no contest to one count of involuntary manslaughter and one…

Both the area adult and children Special Olympics bowling teams competed in Pittsburg last week. The adults competed on the 18th while the kids competed on the 19th. For the adults, four bowlers finished first…

The Yates Center volleyball team fell just short of state over the weekend alosing in the sub-state championship at home Saturday. Yates Center started off with a 2-1 win over Uniontown (25-17, 23-25, 25-17). Maria…

An actual date may seem quite arbitrary, especially when you’ve sunk into the habit-forming schedule that is high school sports. Girls tennis on Thursdays, volleyball on Tuesdays and Saturdays, middle school sports on Thursdays, junior…

The Iola volleyball team wrapped up the 2017 season on Saturday at the 4A sub-state tournament in Burlington. The Fillies were the fourth seed and played the one seed and host Burlington, falling in straight…

The Southern Coffey County volleyball team (26-12) is headed to state for the first time since 2012 after a sub-state championship win on Saturday. The Lady Titans entered the tournament as the two seed to…

It was a story of heartbreak and jubilation for the Iola cross country team on Saturday. Jubilation because for the third straight year, the Mustang runners are headed to state as a team. Heartbreak because…

Modern Woodmen, a non-profit, fraternal life insurance organization, treated its members to pumpkins from Lampe Heritage Farm and Pumpkin Patch Sunday in Piqua. Above, Don Lampe retrieves a pumpkin from the patch for a group…

MORAN — One of the dilemmas facing Moran may be a saving grace for the Marmaton Market Food Co-op’s attempt to purchase and operate the local grocery store.So says Stuart Reid, executive director of the…

On senior night at Iola Municipal Stadium on Friday, it was a freshman who led the way to keep the Mustangs season alive as Iola powered past Anderson County 33-12 to win their first district…