Month: July 2019
The Allen County Farmers Market is celebrating its 10th anniversary Thursday in Iola. On top of the vendors tents set up at 5:30 p.m. on Jefferson Avenue along the courthouse square, organizers will hand out…
Iola Public Library offers several programs in August. The Intrepid Readers book discussion group meets at 2 p.m. Thursday to talk about the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Overstory by Richard Powers. What can Iola High School…
50 Years Ago July 1969 The song, Hawaii Is a Feeling written by Mrs. Wayne Frantz, Iola, will be played by the Iola Municipal Band in the concert tonight. The vocal chorus will be sung…
Dear editor, I ask what is the general purpose of the 17 prophets, in the Old Testament, Isaiah to Malachi? And I answer myself integrity, truthfullness and faithfulness. And they challenged the people of…
Since the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 1970 under Republican President Richard Nixon, there has been strong bipartisan support for efforts to limit pollution, especially from vehicles. Under GOP and Democratic presidents…
Dorothy H. (Jones) Sherwood spent more than half of her life caring for others. On Sunday, July 28, 2019, Dorothy was called home to be with our Lord. She was 68 years old, Dorothy was…
Robert Lorraine Smith, age 79, of Iola, passed away Friday, July 26, 2019, at Ascension Via Christi Saint Francis Hospital in Wichita. Robert was born March 2, 1940, in Iola, to Nathaniel W. Smith and…
Scott W. McMurray, 32, of Salina, passed away Friday, July 5, 2019. He was born Nov. 10, 1986, in Wichita. He married Kacie Silcox on April 9, 2007. Survivors include his wife, Kacie; boys, Trevor…
Jacqueline Jo Jackie Johnson, age 70, Burlington, formerly of Iola, passed away Saturday, July 27, 2019, at Coffey County Hospital. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Mound…
When it comes to boys sports in Iola, baseball is king. But Iola High Mustangs head football coach David Daugharthy hopes the culture can change to have more youngsters passionate about football. The Mustangs are…
