Month: December 2018
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) The University of Missouri is taking video gaming to the next level. KMIZ-TV reports that the school became a member Tuesday of the National Association of Collegiate Esports, which is the…
Dear Carolyn: I bought a house about a year ago and my daughter and her three kids moved in with me. I am single and live downstairs in the in-law suite with a roommate who…
Removing a set of buildings a sidewalk?s width from one of Iola?s busiest streets caused quite the commotion Monday. Crews from Mueller and Sons removed the buildings ? a pair of two-story structures and a…
USD 257 school board members gave their stamp of approval for a new elementary school at the intersection of Monroe and Kentucky streets in Iola at their meeting Monday night. The vote was 6-1. The bond issue…
Kim Peterson, an elementary school nurse for USD 257 for the past 18 years, is the newest Iola City Council member. Peterson was appointed to fill the Ward 3 position vacated in November by Michael…
HUMBOLDT Bill and Sharon Barton have a chore ahead of them. In order to negotiate a route to property they own just outside Humboldts city limit to the east, they must clear small trees,…
In light of the overwhelming community support trailing the formation of USD 258s new trapshooting team, the board of education has agreed to allow trap club participants to receive a letter in the sport. A…
Arrests reported Iola police officers arrested Andrew Perez, 25, Lindsay, Calif., Saturday for suspicion of driving while intoxicated, transporting an open container of alcohol and speeding in the 500 block of Alamosa Lane. Darren Johnson,…
WASHINGTON (AP) The Supreme Court on Monday avoided a high-profile case by rejecting appeals from Kansas and Louisiana in their effort to strip Medicaid money from Planned Parenthood, over the dissenting votes of three…
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) Several Southern states hit hard by a wintry storm were gradually warming today, but forecasters warned that temperatures in many areas will plunge below freezing again tonight. That will refreeze the…
