Month: July 2018

Judy Karlene Stroud passed away on Dec. 8, 2017 in her home in Sandy, Utah. She was born April 17, 1942, in Iola, to her parents Roy Cooper and Edna Price-Hill. She was married to…

Children kick off Vacation Bible School activities this morning at Wesley United Methodist Church. The children brought coins to donate to help Iola residents with utility bill payments and food to donate to local charity…

Now that the 12 boys and their coach have been rescued from the depths of a cave in Thailand, what, prithee, is there to capture our minds and hearts? For more than two weeks the…

Let’s say Kansas state Sen. Laura Kelly wins the Aug. 7 Democratic primary and becomes her party’s gubernatorial nominee, and that voter-fraud obsessed Kris Kobach, the bombastic secretary of state, wins his GOP primary, too.…

Dear editor, A recent letter to the editor was from a woman concerned about her blood pressure. She said that she couldn’t find any verification of the claim about children being held in cages at…

Lawrence city commissioners should act quickly to arrange for the public release of a survey conducted last year to assess community perceptions of local police. After all, a consultant, paid $20,000 to conduct the survey,…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says Secretary of State Mike Pompeo didn’t deliver Trump’s gift of an autographed Elton John CD to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on his trip this week. Pompeo…

Even city cows gotta eat. An Iola property owner and the man who rents his land complained to Iola City Council members Monday about a recent visit from city code inspector Gregg Hutton, who cited…

HUMBOLDT – JMZ Corporation, doing business as KwiKom Communications, will place fiber optic cable In Humboldt by way of an ordinance Humboldt council members approved Monday night. A presentation by the company said the high-speed…

The USD 257 board of education engaged for a third time with the question of redrawing the boundaries of its current voting districts. A select number of board members consulted County Clerk Sherrie Riebel prior…