The Marmaton Valley Junior High girls’ basketball team split versus Northeast-Arma on Thursday. The A-Team won 18-16 while the B-Team fell 5-18. For the A-Team, Alyson Ard led the way with six points followed by…

The Allen Red Devil men’s basketball team ran into some struggles over the weekend, falling in both games of their Red Devil Classic. The Red Devils are now 1-2 on the season. Allen County started…

    Welcome to Charlie Stratton’s farm. Nestled along an inconspicuous hillside northwest of Iola, Stratton’s spread looks like countless others dotting the Allen County landscape. A  modest single-story house has a nearby garage and…

BURLINGTON — The Iola Middle School wrestling team came up big Thursday in Burlington, finishing second in the Burlington Bobcat Classic.  The second place finish is the highest for the Ponies in 10 years. The…

GARNETT — Both Iola Middle School’s seventh- and eighth-grade Pony girls basketball teams came away winners Thursday, taking down Anderson County.  The wins boost both teams to a 2-2 record so far this season. The…

Let me admit to a little secret: My high school football career was limited to my freshman year and a handful of games. I was on the field all the time, probably more because of…

Every child deserves a Christmas that is magical, fun, and exciting. Santa’s Toy Shop takes that mission to heart, and this year we will celebrate its sixth year. Three years ago Humanity House expanded our…

Longtime reader Betty Hawley recently passed along some good news with the suggestion, “Maybe you could pat us on our backs in your press.” The article lists Kansas as seventh in the nation for being…

The question that surfaced a few times during several meetings about a wind farm in Allen County: What’s in it financially for the county? Simply put, it will provide peripheral income for landowners, short-term construction…

On May 6, 1942, defenders of Corregidor surrendered to Japanese forces determined to neutralize the last American defensive position protecting Manila Bay in the Philippines. Among the 11,000 U.S. and Filipino defenders captured was Wesley…