It seemed as if the Fillies ran out of steam Monday night in their 43-31 loss to Girard.They went step-for-step with Lady Trojans for the first half. But in third quarter Girard scored as many…

There are some nights when shots don’t fall. As unfair or nebulous of an idea as that is, it happens. For Iola, it happened Monday night in its 53-49 loss to Girard. The Mustangs had…

The Fillie freshmen beat Prairie View 16-10 on Friday.Due to a shortage of players for the Buffalos, the game was shortened to just two quarters.  Hannah Gardner led the way for Iola with six points…

The junior varsity Mustang wrestlers took to the mat for the final time this calendar year on Saturday for a tournament in Cherryvale. Iola came away successful, earning four first-place medals (Casen Barker, Toby Sander,…

MANHATTAN — Craig and Denise Mentzer, rural Neosho Falls, were honored as a Farm Family of the Year by Kansas Farm Bureau. The Mentzers received the award during Kansas Farm Bureau’s 99th annual meeting on…

Mild but blustery conditions greeted a large turnout Saturday for the 20th annual Jingle Bell Jog in downtown Iola. Above, dozens of runners and walkers embark from the starting line of the 5K. The race,…

Thursday marks the sixth year that Santa’s Toy Shop will bring Christmas magic to children of all ages.The toy shop was inspired by my memories of being a small child in Iola and all of…

I briefly knew a woman who turned up her nose at the word “feminist,” as if its very sound was offensive.I couldn’t understand her viewpoint, especially because it was clear she had had a hard…

Cut taxes, an acquaintance demanded when I mentioned Allen County had accumulated in the neighborhood of $4 million in reserves, mostly thanks to Enbridge pipeline company.Enbridge laid a pipeline through the county to transport oil,…

Clifford McKee, 31, Iola, died Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017, at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo.   Visitation will be from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel.…