Month: July 2018
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A leading Democratic candidate for Kansas governor accused a rival with an antiabortion past of trying to mislead voters after he said during a televised forum Wednesday night that he would…
Aaron Franklin attended his first concert at the Allen County Fair when he was about 12 years old in 1995. He watched in awe as rising country music star Wade Hayes, wearing a white cowboy…
For more than a year, somewhere in the wings, a small group of Iola-based volunteers has been preparing the way for the largest concert to hit Allen County in at least a generation. Well, its…
It should come as a surprise to no one who knew Wendi Winters that she was a fighter. To those who knew her as an organizer of blood drives, a Girl Scout Leader, an active…
Last week, a Kentucky court blocked the states proposal to impose Medicaid work requirements, citing they never adequately considered whether Kentucky HEALTH (the states Medicaid program) would in fact help the state furnish medical assistance…
When pork prices collapsed amid a global trade war during the Great Depression, the Roosevelt Administration in 1933 had an idea slaughter six million piglets. Put a floor under prices by destroying supply. It…
Dear editor, In the letter to The Iola Register on July 3, a Ms. Anderson complained about her blood pressure. Sorry to hear about your blood pressure, but a venomous, spiteful letter to the editor…
Tell Me About It Dear Carolyn: My parents live fairly close, but my brother and family are a plane ride away. They will be up at my parents house in a few days. My husband…
The Neosho River bridge at the west edge of Humboldt will be closed to traffic for a few hours soon so engineers can do extensive testing to determine its worthiness to carry day-to-day traffic. Mitch…
Candidates for the Allen County Commission will field questions Monday night at the Iola Senior Center, 204 N. Jefferson. Republicans Bruce Symes and incumbent John Brocker are vying for the District 3 seat, which includes…
