Month: April 2018
It has been clear for some time telegraphed in typically blustering language on Twitter that President Donald Trump intended to make Syrian President Bashar Assad pay a price for the poisoning deaths of…
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) President Donald Trump is playing host to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe this week amid growing strain between the countries over the presidents planned meeting with North Korean leader…
An effort to install new net backstops at softball and baseball diamonds at Riverside Park illustrates the value of working together, Iola Mayor Jon Wells said. Wells is also a member of the Iola Elks…
As the Chiefs were losing all of their 18-point lead to the Tennessee Titans in the AFC wild-card playoff game at Arrowhead Stadium in January, at least Travis Kelce was spared the heartache of the…
High School Tennis: Despite being without a number two singles player, the Iola tennis team had a fine showing on Monday in Chanute, finishing the day with a 9-2 overall record. Elijah Fawson moved back…
High School Golf: Iola Mustangs Drake Sell found himself atop the heap at the Anderson County junior varsity golf tournament on Monday in Garnett. After a rough start to the season as one of the…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Health officials say a northeast Kansas measles outbreak that started in a day care has grown to 16 cases. Kansas Department of Health and Environment says 13 of the cases are…
Elizabeth Ann (Betty) Friskel, age 85, passed away April 14, 2018, at her home in Iola. Betty was born May 17, 1932, in Pittsburg, to Martin Lero and Mary Beitzinger Lero. She grew up in…
Iola city employee Trent Rhodes is in a burn unit in Kansas City following an accident at his home Saturday. Rhodes was burned while cutting on a piece of metal, Allen County Sheriff Bryan Murphy…
Self-defense training was the theme of a six-hour workshop Saturday hosted by Hope Unlimited, an Iola-based organization that serves victims of domestic and sexual abuse. Above, Hope Unlimiteds Lori Holman performs a maneuver with Earnest…
