Month: August 2014
The issue of whether to keep Iola’s schools in their current locations or build a new site north of town has become the source of many arguments. While some believe that keeping neighborhood schools is…
Harold D. Lindsey, 81, died Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014, at his home in Humboldt after a long struggle with Parkinson’s disease.He was born March 23, 1933, in Humboldt, the son of Robert Maxwell and Ethel…
Instead of choosing between tennis, badminton or ping pong, pickleball offers aspects of each rolled into one sport. “Pickleball 101” is taking place every Monday until Sept. 22 from 6 to 7 p.m. at Meadowbrook…
At one point or other we’ll all be betrayed. Someone will go back on his word. That’s how cynics are born. “Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me,” goes the…
Lincoln Elementary students will meet a new principal on the first day of school.Jason Marciano will lead students and teachers into a new school year. Marciano grew up in Hutchinson and graduated from Hutchinson Community…
HUMBOLDT — Larry Reeves questioned Humboldt officials why water and sewers rates are going up with Oct. 10 billings.The public discourse occurred during the council’s Monday evening public hearing for the city’s 2015 budget, an…
Some people learn the true meaning of endurance when tragedy strikes, and keeps striking, and they discover just how much they can do. A local woman is starting a support group to help victims of…
The finish line is near on U.S. 54 road work from Iola to LaHarpe.Brian Haar, a Kansas Department of Transportation engineer overseeing the highway’s reconstruction, said work remains largely on schedule.The multi-faceted project included a…
Roberta Sue Mac, 51, Topeka, died Saturday, Aug. 2, at her home. Larry W. Zornes, her father, preceeded her in death.Survivors include her mother, Betty Newton Bradshaw, McLouth; sister, Bobi (Joe) Subelka, Tonganoxie; three sons,…
