Month: May 2019
An article detailing Terese Yetzbachers military service contained an error when recalling her athletic background. Yetzbacher was in one of Iolas first-ever traveling softball teams, which was organized by Melvin Brown. The article incorrectly reported…
The Kappa Alpha sorority held its monthly social May 20 at Sterling Six Cinemas in Iola. Susan Locke and Janet Wilson were hostesses for the evening. Seven members and two guests enjoyed the movie Poms.…
COLONY Bruce Symes gave the Communion meditation on Biblical memorials at Sundays Colony Christian Church service. Do we think about the Why of memorial days, Symes asked. For Memorial Day, its the men and…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Six more fatal shootings in the Kansas City area over the Memorial Day weekend have police concerned about the uptick in violence. The Kansas City Star reports that the killings…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly is seeking a federal disaster declaration, citing severe weather and flooding that continue to ravage the state. Kelly, a Democrat, announced the request to President Donald Trump…
MANHATTAN Recent extreme weather conditions have impacted farmers and ranchers in Kansas. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has disaster assistance programs available to help agricultural producers recover after natural disasters, including floods and…
BEIJING (AP) Hong Kong retiree Lee Wai-man loves pork fresh from the market but eats a lot less now that the price has jumped as China struggles with a deadly swine disease that has…
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) A farmer says he had to cut off his own mangled leg with a pocket knife after it became trapped in a grain hopper in northeastern Nebraska. KETV reports that 63-year-old…
BOSTON (AP) The developer of a wind farm off Massachusetts is taking steps to protect the endangered North Atlantic right whale. Vineyard Wind announced Tuesday its seeking proposals for an acoustic monitoring system to…
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) High water in central Kansas is forcing the Hutchinson Zoo to close for the first time in more than a decade. Zoo Director Ryan VanZant says the closing earlier this week…
