The Lady Lightning, a 10-and-under squad based in Iola, is making some waves in the national softball circuit. The squad, coached by Kristi and Danny Rodriguez, has compiled a 23-6 record in a series of…

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…

The Lady Lightning, a traveling softball team, will not take much time to rest on its laurels. Fresh off its recently completed season, which ended in July, the Lady Lightning squad is starting its fourth…

The threat of rainy weather has washed away plans for the annual Hooked On Fishing, Not On Drugs fishing derby in Iola Saturday. The Iola Police Department-sponsored event was called off because of Saturday’s forecasts.…