Month: April 2018
Motorists traveling south of Iola will need to find an alternate route starting next week. The Kansas Department of Transportation announced in a Monday press release reconstruction of seven miles of U.S. 169 from…
HOUSTON (AP) Barbara Bush, the snowy-haired first lady and mother of a president whose plainspoken manner and utter lack of pretense made her more popular at times than her husband, President George H.W. Bush,…
The deadline to pay 2017 real estate and personal property taxes is May 10. Interest and penalties are added if taxes are paid after that date. Those who choose to pay their taxes by mail…
(AP) A wildfire whipped by winds that reached 60 mph destroyed five homes and several outbuildings in southern Colorado. The Pueblo Chieftain reports the fire started east of the city on Tuesday afternoon and…
Iola Sorosis members celebrated the clubs 111th anniversary April 9 at Calvary United Methodist Church. Twenty-three members and three guests attended. Mary Ann Patterson, club historian, talked about the clubs origins and activities over the…
Calendar Saturday-Arts and Crafts Fair, Lone Elm Community Building, Lone Elm-9 a.m.-2 p.m.; April 25 – Court, City Hall Community Room, 6 p.m.; City Council meeting follows, 7 p.m.; Fire Dept. fire meeting, Fire Station,…
NASHUA, N.H. (AP) Two New Hampshire men are trying to spread some positivity in Nashua with their feel-good signs. NH1 reports Greg Amaral and Wendell Walker have stood in downtown Nashua with signs carrying…
Commissioners had little to decide Tuesday morning after a robust meeting a week ago, during which they spent $136,000 for security cameras for the courthouse and its immediate environs and $18,000 to aid USD 258…
With a round of high-fives, Gov. Jeff Colyer signed the school finance bill into law Tuesday surrounded by Topeka high-schoolers, teachers and staff. I see this as a real solid commitment to your future, Colyer…
The tragic, frustrating death of Andrew Finch will remain with Wichitans for some time. No decision on filing charges against the Wichita police officer who shot him, and no decision on the man charged with…
