Month: January 2014
Laurelai Daphne Richie, was born to parents Kevin and Erica Richie, Round Rock, Texas, on Dec. 9, 2013, in Seton Hospital, Austin, Texas.She weighed 8 pounds and 6 ounces. She was 20½ inches long.Maternal grandparents…
Austin Paul Johnston was born on Oct. 9, 2013, at the Allen County Regional Hospital. Austin is the son of Jeremy and Tiffany Johnston, LaHarpe.He weighed 6 pounds, 14 ounces, and was 19½ inches long.His…
David A. Garber, 57, died on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014, at Allen County Regional Hospital.He is survived by his wife, Ragenia; two sons, Jason Garber, LaHarpe, and Steven Garber and wife, Hope Watts-Garber, Iola; a…
A donation of $250 to a gubernatorial campaign usually isn’t headline news, but that Tim Emert, Independence attorney and former Republican state senator, made such a contribution to Rep. Paul Davis is.Davis has a lock…
I took the pledge Thursday to Pass on Pop beginning Sunday. The Kansas Action for Children launched the Soda-Free Sundays to help parents, mostly, adapt to a better diet and in the process become better…
The animal, big, black as coal and quick as the cat it was, darted from undergrowth near Duck Creek and sank its teeth into the throat of Norm Yoho’s prize bull calf.In less than a…
Julia Martin told Iola Rotarians Thursday the General Education Development (GED) program at Allen Community College had changed with the dawning of the new year.“It now is aligned with Common Core,” she said, which requires…
Penalty — that can be a scary word for an employer when it comes to taxes and insurance.Questions still linger for business owners and individuals when the Affordable Care Act is brought up. Dozens of…
Roger Jones, along with many other small business owners, is confused by the sheer amount of information in the Affordable Care Act.Jones is the owner of Microtronics, a manufacturer of wireless controllers for construction equipment,…
