Month: August 2018
Put this one under the category of nothing makes sense in the world any more. The state of Kansas is looking to extend a contract with a Medicaid application processing company that by most accounts…
The Presidents of America and Mexico announced a new trade agreement Monday that Donald Trump called much better than the North American Free Trade Agreement. Well reserve judgment until we see the fine print, but…
Employee levels within Iolas city operations will be under the microscope over the next few months. City Council members over the past several meetings have pushed for a full study of the citys workforce, asking…
Voters in November will decide whether the seats on the USD 257 board of education will be changed to at-large or whether they are to remain representative of the six voting districts. School board members…
Iola firefighters spray water Monday morning on a ruptured natural gas line along 1800 Street, just south of U.S. 54. The line sustained damage while Allen County crews were mowing the ditches along the…
The Iola Middle School Kansas History class hosted Melissa Ashenfelter, an AmeriCorps worker helping at Cross Timbers and Fall River State Park over the past year, as a presenter Monday. Ashenfelter brought with her a…
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Federal judges on Monday affirmed their earlier decision striking North Carolinas congressional districts as unconstitutional because Republicans drew them with excessive partisanship. Acting under an order of the U.S. Supreme Court…
Thrive Allen County presents awards annually in November to organizations and individuals for their work in the community. Four awards are given for excellence in Thrive’s primary program areas: health and wellness, recreation, education and…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Kansas officials didnt notify hundreds of Wichita-area residents about contaminated drinking water in two neighborhoods for years. The state discovered dry cleaning chemicals had contaminated groundwater at a Haysville laundromat in…
SALINA, Kan. (AP) A museum in central Kansas is launching a new exhibit showcasing controversial men and women who had a lasting impact on the states history. The Salina Journal reports that the Notorious…
