Verl Annette Ross, 68, died Jan. 22, 2018, in Dallas, Texas, from heart failure and complications of cancer. She was born Feb. 18, 1949, in Iola, the 12th and youngest child of William Elmer Ross…

Francis Lee “Bud” Stotler, 91, Iola, passed away Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018, at Windsor Place in Iola. Bud was born Sept. 10, 1926, to Frank Emanuel and Ruth (Martin) Stotler on the family farm west…

When Becky Morris’ black Labrador retriever, Olive, went missing Jan. 17, she posted a picture and information about Olive on her Facebook page. Then, she called the Allen County Animal Rescue Facility and checked their…

The Humboldt boys and girls powerlifting teams finished third overall in the Tri-Valley League Powerlifting meet on Saturday.  The Cubs had nine event champions and four overall champions.  In the bench press, Gabby Jackson (114…

The Iola Mustang wrestling team traveled to Fort Scott on Saturday to compete in a junior varsity tournament.  They walked away with five point-scorers and four top-five finishes. Below are the results: 113-pound Damian Dryden’s…

Both Humboldt teams opened up league play with a loss Friday night when they traveled to Erie to face the Red Devils. The boys lost 60-57 while the girls fell 44-32.  This marks the second…

BOYS Asked to wager a guess on the final outcome of Friday night’s Marmaton Valley-Yates Center game, anyone with even an anecdotal sense of the two teams would surely have been quick to predict a…

Humboldt and Iola met up for the second time this season in the Mustang’s gym for a dual along with Burlington. The Cubs continued to find success in their duals beating Iola 48-24 and Burlington…

Another slow start doomed the Fillies Friday night at rival Chanute as they fell on the road to the Lady Comets 60-48.  Iola, who falls to 4-8 on the year, just never seemed to be…

Iola head coach Luke Bycroft was almost out of answers Friday night as his team walked off the floor after another lackluster effort in a loss to a team with an inferior record.  It also…