Month: November 2010

Volunteers at St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, who have made feeding the community one of their missions for the past several years, will do so again Thanksgiving Day with their annual holiday feast. The public is…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt residents can enjoy traditional Thanksgiving fare Thursday courtesy of area churches. Starting at 11 a.m., turkey, dressing, and trimmings will be served in a community setting at First Baptist Church, Seventh and…

Iola’s city commission will begin meeting at 6 p.m. starting Dec. 14, commissioners decided Tuesday. Mayor Bill Maness and Commissioner Bill Shirley approved the new meeting time. Commissioner Craig Abbott was absent. Maness has long…

Drug crimes may be handled differently in the future, District Judge Daniel Creitz told Allen County commissioners Tuesday morning. Instead of slapping perpetrators in jail, an intensive form of probation with emphasis on treatment may…

Jerry R. Wolford, 77, of Salina died Sunday, Nov. 21, 2010.    He was born Dec. 3, 1932, in Neosho Falls, to Charles and Madaline Wolford.  He was a retired tool engineer.  He is survived by…

COLUMBUS — A combined B-team of eighth-grade and seventh-grade players from Iola Middle School posted an 18-15 win over host Columbus Monday. It was the lone win of the night for the visiting Pony girls.Micaiah…

Seventeen assists told Allen County Community College head coach Anwar Perry that his team was moving the basketball well in Monday’s 79-50 win at home.“It is so good to finally get a win,” Perry said…

LAHARPE — Rich or poor, young or old, one’s social status matters not to a group of volunteers preparing a community Thanksgiving feast and other projects to aid the needy for the holidays.The meal, which…

It is already looking a lot like Christmas at Diamond Daisy, on the south side of the square.The business, formerly known as Iola Greenhouse, is filled with colorful flowers and plants, as well as a…

Now is the latest one should plant bulbs for winter, said Tracy Keagle, a master gardener.Keagle, who ran a yard care business in Iola from 1985 to 2000, became familiar with common mistakes people made…