Month: June 2011
Luke Bycroft, director of the Iola Recreation Department, explained the decision not to re-admit patrons free to the pool once they have left its environs because of abuses of the practice in past years.“Most people…
How does the pool management justify the extra money charged when people leave the pool to go outside, but not leave the vicinity.When they try to come back in they will have to pay full…
The jolly economists at Creighton University in Omaha continue to have good news for Kansas and the other Plains states. The Business Conditions Index which Creighton economist Ernie Gross creates and updates every month grew…
Three area football players to play in eight-man game Dexter Wiley reported Wednesday to the 2011 Kansas High School All-Star Senior Friendship Bowl training camp.Wiley, a 2011 Crest High School graduate, was selected to play…
For the first time in a long time, Iola American Legion Post 15 has a younger version in its summer baseball sponsorship.The Iola A Indians opened the 2011 season at home Wednesday. They claimed wins…
Iola American Legion Post 15’s AA Indians opened the 2011 season at home Wednesday. They split a doubleheader with Osawatomie.Visiting Osawatomie built a 3-0 lead through three innings of the first game and posted a…
LAHARPE — The chances are slim, Don Diebolt said, that workers earning between $8 and $12 an hour could afford to move into a $120,000 home if they could utilize only a mortgage from a…
When severe weather threatens, Iola residents have three designated storm shelters: Lincoln and McKinley elementary schools and the Bowlus Fine Arts Center.Since the May 22 tornado that devastated Joplin, Iola’s City Hall has been peppered…
The prospect of a Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic locating in Iola took a positive turn earlier this week, according to Carolyn McLean, who is spearheading the effort. After a private audience with U.S. Sen. Jerry…
Clara Wicoff’s quest for the National Spelling Bee crown has ended.Wicoff, who recently completed her seventh-grade year at Iola Middle School, was not among the 41 participants advancing to today’s semifinal round.Wicoff was eliminated despite…
