On a night when Iola High School celebrated a storied team from its past, the 2025-26 basketball teams showed there’s plenty to cheer in present day as well. Members of the IHS girls 2006 state…

Three area players will play under Crest coach Nick McAnulty this summer for the Kansas Eight-Man Football All-Star game in Beloit. Marmaton Valley seniors quarterback/defensive back Tyler Lord and receiver/defensive back Todd Stevenson and Crest…

CHERRYVALE — The Humboldt Cubs ended Thursday’s triangular with a few fireworks as freshman Bentley Kolb, 215 lbs., picked up his first win. After opening their dual against Three Rivers League rival Cherryvale empty-handed due…

HUMBOLDT — The Humboldt Middle School Lady Cubs picked up a win while hosting Tri-Valley League foe Eureka Thursday in their first contest back from Christmas break. The Lady Cubs A-Team started off on the…

HUMBOLDT — The Humboldt Middle School Cubs opened 2026 with a sweep of Three Rivers League foe Eureka while hosting the Tornados Thursday night. The Humboldt A-team won 43-33, the B-Team won 31-17 and the…

The Iola Mustangs came up short in their Thursday home opener but not by much. Free throws made all the difference in the eighth-grade game, allowing the defending Pioneer League champion Burlington Wildcats to win…

Allen Community College begins the search for a new volleyball coach. Maria Aikins, ACC coach since 2023, announced her departure for Cloud Community College in Concordia. For Aikins it’s a return home. Aikins played on…

OSWEGO — The Crest Lancers head into Friday’s Three Rivers League showdown against the Marmaton Valley Wildcats on a six-game win streak. Their latest victory came in Tuesday’s 2026 opener after smashing the Oswego Indians…

OSWEGO — The Marmaton Valley Wildcats will have their hands full Friday, when they travel to Colony for a Three Rivers League game against the red-hot Crest Lady Lancers. Crest comes into the contest after…

Following the announced closure of Pennsylvania’s Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and dwindling jobs in media overall, I realized there’s probably more to come. Coming to Iola felt like finding a life preserver floating in the water after…