Month: February 2018
Dennis E. “Denny” McBride, 80, Yates Center, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, at Windsor Place, Iola.He was born in Yates Center on June 13, 1937, to William “Hap” McBride and Lucille Moore McBride. He…
Charlotte Arvada (Lammon) Swift, 86, Colony, passed away Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018, at Parkview Heights, Garnett.She was born in Hartman, Colo., on Jan. 29, 1932, to Jay Lammon and Ora Dill Lammon. She met the…
A replacement for Allen County Commissioner Jim Talkington will be recommended by Republican precinct men and women and will serve throughout the end of this year.County Clerk Sherrie Riebel told commissioners Tuesday morning the position…
A new elementary school for kindergarten up through fifth grade appeared the most popular of options explored Monday night by members of a steering committee reviewing Iola schools.With a focus solely on how elementary education…
A winter storm coated Allen County with a thick sheen of ice Tuesday, creating treacherous driving conditions, and an occasional power outage, but several spectacular streetscapes. Above, ice covers trees in the south part of…
The Iola Middle School boys basketball teams wrapped up their season on Monday at Wellsville with two wins for the eighth-grade and two losses for the seventh grade. The eighth-grade varsity won big, 48-21.The beatdown…
While the Red Devil baseball and softball teams have had to brave the elements here in the tail-end of winter, the Allen County track and field team is heating things up inside, making their way…
The Iola area Symphony Orchestra will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. Admission is $5 for adults, free for students. Among the musicians at the group’s final rehearsal Monday were,…
Directing a play requires a delicate balance between guiding an actor toward your vision and allowing them to develop their own characters. That’s how student directors at Allen Community College describe the challenges they’ve faced…
