With 160 acres, Tyson Jelinek is doing what he can to see more quail in southeast Kansas. It wasn’t that long ago that the waterfowl had almost completely disappeared from the region, thanks in part…

As Iola continues to shape its power generation and electric usage, solar power will not likely be generated locally anytime soon. City Administrator Matt Rehder made the comments Monday in response to questions from new…

Two sheriff’s deputies were shot and killed and two others injured as law enforcement tracked and later killed the suspect during a manhunt in rural Stone County in southern Missouri. The Springfield (Mo.) Daily Citizen…

The Iola Mustangs beat the Wellsville Eagles 65-61 in Monday night action. The win helped pad the Mustangs’ January victory over the Eagles, which snapped a five-year losing streak. In that January contest, the game…

The Iola Mustangs downed the Wellsville Eagles 47-42 Monday night. With the win, the Mustangs finished the regular season tied for fourth in the Pioneer League with Anderson County. The win avenged a previous loss…

COLONY — The Crest Lancers opened the postseason with a statement making win, 58-29, over South Haven Monday. Despite the blowout victory in their substate opener, Crest coach Dakota Sporing believes the Lancers’ journey to…

Iola Middle School’s eighth-graders may have run out of gas down the stretch in Saturday’s 39-30 loss to Burlington. The Mustangs were locked in a tense, back-and-forth struggle for the championship title of the Pioneer…

EUREKA — Humboldt junior Broc Ivy will make his second run at a state title after taking third in the 157 lbs. weight class at Saturday’s KSHSAA 3-1A Regional Wrestling Tournament. After falling in the…

COLONY — The Crest Lady Lancers wrapped up the regular season with a few Senior Night fireworks during Friday’s 55-15 victory over the Yates Center Wildcats. A fast start put the Lady Lancers ahead early…

COLONEY — The Crest Lancers built a bit more momentum for Monday’s playoff opener against South Haven with a win Friday over Three Rivers League rival Yates Center 56-40. The Lancers and Wildcats kicked off…