Tuesday’s Marv Smith Invitational seemed a showcase of area teams as multiple athletes medaled while improving ahead of the postseason. The Iola Mustangs, Humboldt Cubs and Marmaton Valley Wildcats went head-to-head with Iola coming out…

Hot off taking second at the Lindsey Friederich Softball Tournament on Friday, the Humboldt Lady Cubs kept rolling with a 12-4, 16-6 sweep of the Tri-Valley Conference foe Cherryvale Chargers Tuesday. Senior second baseman Skylar…

The Crest Lancers split Thursday’s doubleheader with the Kansas City Christian Panthers as a bit of a pallet cleanser before stepping back into Three Rivers League play Thursday against Uniontown. After falling before the sixth…

The Yates Center Wildcats hope to bounce back from a pair of blowout losses to Southeast Cherokee after falling in a 19-3, 24-3 sweep Tuesday. A nine-run first inning put the Wildcats away early as…

The Yates Center Wildcats continue looking for a momentum-building moment ahead of the postseason after falling to Three Rivers League foe Southeast Cherokee Tuesday. As part of rescheduled game following a rainout earlier this season,…

The Humboldt Cubs locked up the Tri-Valley League title after sweeping the Cherryvale Chargers 11-1 and 7-1 Tuesday night. After putting the Chargers away early in the opener after scoring 11 unanswered runs in the…

The Crest Lady Lancers continue looking for a spark before the postseason after falling in a pair of dogfights 14-11 and 19-16 to Marais des Cygnes Valley Thursday. Consecutive five-run innings in the seventh and…

FORT SCOTT — Freeman Health Systems announced Tuesday that it likely will not be until fall until the former Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott will be open for business, according to the Parsons Morning Sun.…

LAWRENCE — Pulitzer Prize winner Edward Larson is convinced building blocks of the Scopes trial — a showdown between human evolutionary biologists and fundamentalists beholden to creationism — remains relevant as activists work to build…

Unattended vehicle hit Greystone Residential Care Facility employees notified Iola police officers Sunday that somebody struck a transportation van in the 2600 block of North Kentucky Street, but left without reporting the accident. Officers said…