Month: March 2014
As the MOMs and Kiwanis groups are drawing closer to their goal, it’s fitting that a donation with a personal touch will get them there.Mitch Sigg, owner of Sigg Motors, made a $25,000 donation in…
How the Legislature ultimately deals with the Supreme Court decision to adequately fund public education may boil down to more an urban-rural debate than one between Republicans and Democrats in the statehouse.That was the take…
Long before the warm weather began to creep across the area, the folks at Elm Creek Community Garden have been hard at work to make this the best gardening season yet.Lori Stottlemire, garden coordinator, has…
CONCORDIA — Frustration with a dash of heartbreak filled the weekend for Allen Community Colleges softball team.The Red Devils went a combined 0-4 on the weekend, dropping its final two games, 12-4 and 5-1, to…
It was a case of close, but no cigar, over the weekend for Allen Community College’s baseball team.The Red Devils had late shots to knock off Coffeyville but could not find the key hits in…
Kayla Bigelow, Elsmore, and Mathias Simmons, Holt, Mo., will unite in marriage on May 30, 2014 at Stony Point Hall in Baldwin City.Kayla is the daughter of Galen and Trena Bigelow, Elsmore. She is the…
Dear editor, I am writing in response to the Feb. 15 article in the Register “Being gay in Kansas takes true grit, guts.:I am praying that Kansas will never approve of same sex couples in marriage.…
Kansas tax collections often are compared to a three-legged stool, in that revenue comes to the state from income, property and sales taxes.The same may be said of how property tax revenue, the primary source…
All hands on deck!The Iola Kiwanis Club and the MOMs group are seeking volunteers April 5-6 to help assemble equipment for their special needs-access playground at Riverside Park.The groups have spent the past year generating…
Iola has a team traveling to compete at the national level, and no, not the Mustangs.Three employees at the water plant will go to Boston in June to represent Kansas in the Top Ops competition.…
