Month: January 2017
Lila M. Curry, 84, Kincaid, died Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, at St. Luke’s Hospital on the Plaza.Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Kincaid-Selma United Methodist Church in Kincaid, with burial to…
Local nonprofits, including schools, were beneficiaries of $21,400 during 2016, from the sale of such things as shirts and small household appliances at bargain-basement prices at the Iola Senior Center.Joe Hess, a director of Iola…
Above from left, Jessica Quinhones and Dimity and John Lowell review the proper way to administer chest compressions Tuesday if a patient requires CPR during a CPR and first aid class at the Iola Public…
An updated version of a proposed agreement that would permit wind farms in Allen County will be discussed at a meeting of the Allen County Planning Commission Thursday evening, starting at 7 p.m. The meeting,…
Jacob Hurla of 360 Energy Engineers — a Lawrence-based engineering firm — appeared with his colleagues before the USD 257 board of education on Monday. “I know you guys dealt with a school bond issue a…
OSAWATOMIE — The Iola seventh-grade varsity boys notched a big 31-20 win over Osawatomie on Monday. The Ponies got off to a quick start and built a 19-9 halftime lead with Ryker Curry and Karson…
Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, has many educators screaming foul. Her nomination, said American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, “makes it loud and clear that her education policy will focus on…
To the editor, The results of the presidential election that proceeds an inauguration can affect everyone, no matter what an individual’s political vent may be: Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, independent or other. Some people may like…
Fannie Sue Whitworth, El Dorado, Ark., passed away peacefully at the age of 94 at Windsor Place in Iola. She was born Oct. 16, 1922 in Texarkana, Texas, the daughter of Lawrence Lee and Mary…
The Iola City Council will continue to meet on the second and fourth Mondays of each month at the New Community Building at Riverside Park. The decision came after a debate Monday among Council members…
