Month: July 2018

Paint therapy and a fall sports preview are among the programs offered by Iola Public Library in August. The month kicks off with the Intrepid Reader book discussion program at 2 p.m. Thursday. The book…

1. Few leftovers As many as 40 stock cars can start a Cup Series race, but only three drivers are winning, and so the “Big 3” is alive and well. Through 20 races, Kevin Harvick,…

Compelling questions … and maybe a few actual answers Thumbs-up for Kyle Busch after New Hampshire runner-up? A slightly hesitant thumbs-up, but a thumbs-up nonetheless. Kyle generally seems OK with rough-and-tumble racing whenever he turns…

At Week’s End I’ve never forgotten the little red cowboy hat Hudson wore when we took him to the Allen County Fair to ride a pony. He looked forward to going, and it took no…

25 — For the third time in the past five years the Kansas Open chess tournament will be held in Iola. The success of the 1987 tournament staged by Gary McIntosh, a member of the…

Carlyle Presbyterian Church Myrna Wildschuetz played “It Could Happen in a Moment” on the piano for the morning prelude Sunday. Rita Sanders played “The Solid Rock” on the organ for the offertory. For special music,…

WICHITA — Robert Allen Medcalf, 58, passed away Tuesday, July 24, 2018. Robert was a 1979 graduate of Iola High School and a graduate of Allen County Community College. He worked as an EMT, served…

Mary Lou Strunk, age 91, Iola, passed away Wednesday, July 25, 2018, at Windsor Place, Iola. Arrangements are pending. A full obituary and announcement of services at Feuerborn Family Funeral Service, Iola, will be published…

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iolan Jo Lohman has been named to the Dean’s List at Drake University. The academic honor is achieved by earning a GPA of 3.5 or higher during the spring 2018 semester.

DISTRICT COURT Judge Daniel Creitz Civil cases filed: Community National Bank & Trust vs. Kirk A. Phillips, Kansas Department of Revenue and William H. Griffin, mortgage foreclosure Investment Equities LLC vs. Jason R. and Beth…