Children were eager to play at the new Savonburg City Park. The park is the first in Savonburg’s history, and was completed thanks to volunteer work, donations and grants. Everything in the park, including at…

Offense was hard to come by over the weekend for Allen Community College’s softball team, which tangled with the top two teams in Kansas Jayhawk Conference Friday and Sunday. On Friday, the Red Devils scored…

HUMBOLDT — Survival was the word of the night at Humboldt Speedway.  While caution flags were a common theme during three of the night’s four A features, nearly all came down to the wire as…

The threat of rain held off just long enough for Iola High School students, their guests and families to enjoy the annual Grand March prom tradition on Saturday. Many arrived in style, with a mix…

Several Iola elementary school students were treated to a day of Kansas City Royals baseball Thursday as part of a “School Day at the K” promotion. The students earned the trip by completing the Drug…

RICHMOND — Crest High’s junior varsity baseball team cruised to a 15-2 victory Saturday over Central Heights. The Lancers were a model of offensive consistency, scoring three runs in each of the five innings. Kaden…

The Mildred Store Band and The Trail performed during Squarefest, a new event offered on the north side of the square on Saturday to give people a chance to celebrate while high school kids were…

Peggy Marie Gilliland, age 93, of Iola, died on Sunday, April 24, 2022, at Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola.  She was born Jan. 19, 1929, in Sun City, Kan., to Jess Farris and Pearl (Boling)…

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron comfortably won a second term Sunday, triggering relief among allies that the nuclear-armed power won’t abruptly shift course in the midst of the war in Ukraine from European…

Marion Charles Sponseller, 80, died Saturday, April 23, 2022, at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Mo.  Marion was born April 14, 1942, in Iola, the son of Harvey Neal and Anna Elizabeth…