Month: April 2014

The Iola Blue and Gold Soccer Club has kicked off its spring 2014 season in fine fashion. The club features four teams, 10-and-under, 12-and-under, 14-and-under and 19-and-under. The teams have combined to win 14 of…

LYNDON — A trio of school records went by the wayside Friday as Southern Coffey County High’s track team opened its 2014 season. The Titans’ Aaron True took home a school record in winning the…

HUMBOLDT — As school districts such as Humboldt USD 258 are asked to do more with less — particularly in terms of special education — they may soon be faced with some unpopular decisions. K.B.…

  HUMBOLDT — As school districts such as Humboldt USD 258 are asked to do more with less — particularly in terms of special education — they may soon be faced with some unpopular decisions.…

HUMBOLDT — Rental properties in Humboldt will get an upgrade with the help of a $170,000 Community Development Block Grant arranged through the Kansas Department of Commerce. Five landlords have agreed to provide a local…

Iola residents may have given USD 257 a nice B average report card during a survey last month, but Hollis and Miller Architects say otherwise.  In an evaluation of district facilities, the architectural firm delivered…

 The finance picture for schools is not quite as grim as The Register reported last week. State legislators did not omit funding for bond and interest payments for the construction of new schools beginning July…

Tim Thyer is Iola’s new fire chief, but it took a second vote by city council members to confirm it at their meeting Monday night. Members first voted on whether to conduct a second interview…

  Raymond E. Clark, 73, Humboldt, passed away Saturday, April 12, 2014, at his daughter’s home in Humboldt. Raymond was born in Pittsburg on April 21, 1940, the son of Alva E. and Gladys (Stierwalt)…

Chloe Freeman Ansell, 88, died early Palm Sunday morning in Olathe from complications after surgery mid-week at Olathe Medical Center. She had been a resident of Vintage Park in Paola since 2011, moving there to…