Month: September 2019

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — British tour operator Thomas Cook fell victim to multiple setbacks including shifting travel habits, the rise of online booking sites, the sinking pound and even unusually hot weather that encouraged fewer…

A Regional Health Benefit Workshop will be offered at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Iola High School, sponsored by Allen County Farm Bureau Association.  Two sessions will be offered, one for those under 65 and one…

COLONY — Larry Wittmer gave the Communion meditation Sunday at Colony Christian Church about how our lives are full of unplanned situations. Unplanned travel stops can be either good, or not so good. 2 Corinthians…

The families of Herbert and Leola Laude hosted the 13th bi-annual reunion on Saturday. Thirty-seven attended the reunion, which was in the Commons Area at the Yates Center High School. A bountiful potluck dinner at…

Arrests reported Iola police officers arrested Jerrimiah Boothe, 39, Yates Center, for suspicion of trespassing Friday at Walmart. Officers arrested Monica Cox, 45, Iola, for suspicion of domestic battery Wednesday in the 900 block of…

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a nursing student in my 30s and originally from the Philippines. As part of my testing, I had a skin test for tuberculosis, which was positive. I had a friend…

Hi, Carolyn: My boyfriend of six months has a best friend, “John,” who now lives in another country, which has notorious gender inequality and poverty. We’re all in our early 30s. My boyfriend was always…

CHANUTE — The Iola Mustang offense was non-existent on Friday in Chanute. Ty Bowman and the Blue Comets cruised past the Mustangs early on, and didn’t look back. After a quarter of play, the Mustangs…

Eureka Tornado football fans sat stunned in silence after the Humboldt Cubs erased a 10-point deficit in the game’s final four minutes to pull off a 38-32 win at Iola’s Municipal Stadium on Friday night.…

MORAN — Things went from bad to worse in a hurry for Marmaton Valley High Friday. Visiting Sedan scored three touchdowns in the game’s first 2½ minutes and never looked back in a 48-0 whitewash.…