Month: June 2018

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Uniformed officers from across the nation gathered Thursday to remember two Kansas sheriff’s deputies who were shot and killed by an inmate while transporting him between the courthouse and jail.…

All City of Iola Offices will be closed July 4 in observance of Independence Day. Open Walking – Recreation Building, Riverside Park. Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., when no other activities are held. Senior-cise Class –…

50 Years Ago June 1968 Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Smart, who own a grocery and meat market in LaHarpe, have purchased the Shoprite Market on N. Second Street from Warren Schmidt. ***** Day Brothers Construction of Moran are the apparent low bidders…

Humanity House Stone Soup is the story of a hungry traveler who ventures into a village. Upon asking for food and being told that everyone is poor and has nothing, he builds a fire, sets up…

Gosh, there are so many ways to distress a damsel! You can lock her in a tower with only her long hair as a rope. You can have her abducted and carried to the top…

Steering committee members tempered their enthusiasm over the decision to go for a new elementary school Tuesday night with the knowledge that getting public approval will be a monumental hurdle. While the advantages of a…

A leisurely walk may be just what the doctor orders Saturday. Allen County Regional Hospital is launching its “Walk With a Doc” campaign at 9 a.m. Saturday, starting from the ACRH front canopy. There, participants…

COUNTY COMMISSION Allen County commissioners completed the circle of providing financial assistance to local schools to improve their security systems on Tuesday. The last was USD 257 — Iola, Gas and LaHarpe — with a…

Humboldt softball player Morgan Mauk was invited to The Topeka Capital-Journal’s inaugural Best of Kansas Preps Awards Banquet on Tuesday. The banquet honored 600 of the best student athletes in Kansas and was highlighted by…

High School Softball: Humboldt Lady Cubs The online sports publication Sports in Kansas named three members of the Humboldt Lady Cubs softball team to its 3A all-state first and second teams on Wednesday. Morgan Mauk,…