Month: September 2016
Iola City Council members said no thanks to a proposed land swap that would have transferred a portion of Meadowbrook Park to the nearby First Baptist Church.Council members voted, 5-2, Monday to reject the swap,…
Yates Center followed the lead of star quarterback Mikey Bruner and was able to cruise to a 52-12 win at Northeast Arma.Bruner finished with 113 yards rushing and three touchdowns. He was also perfect in…
The Fillies volleyball team got off to a very strong start in the Iola Invitational on Saturday.The Fillies’ first opponent was Prairie View and they were able to make quick work of the Buffalos by…
LE -ROY — Seventy seconds is an eternity for Nick Spencer and the Southern Coffey County offense.On Saturday afternoon, Spencer proved it, as his offense needed only 55 seconds to beat Waverly and improve their…
Most are discomfited by brash behavior. So when Donald Trump told convention delegates this summer that “I am your voice. I alone can fix it [the U.S. of A.],” many squirmed at his outright gall.Leaders…
A medallion hunt will once again kick off the upcoming Farm-City Days celebration, with an even larger cash prize awaiting the winner.The medallion will be hidden somewhere in Allen County, with Farm-City Days organizers releasing…
After graduating from the University of Nebraska law school in 1992, Patti Boyd scored a prestigious job with a large white-shoe law firm in Kansas City. It would have been the envy of any young…
Jessica Epting, one of five suspects accused of murdering Iolan Shawn Cook, was taken into custody Friday in Topeka.Iola Police Chief Jared Warner said Topeka police arrested Epting shortly after 6 p.m. Friday. They were…
Norman Vern Yoho and Rose Marie Young were married on Sept. 17, 1966 at the First Church of the Nazarene in Iola. While no formal celebration will mark the ocassion, cards may be sent to…
