Jay Thyer was appointed Iola chief of police this morning by city commissioners. Thyer has been a member of the Iola police force since 1963 and was acting chief when he was appointed. He replaces Chief John Maier, who retired last month.
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Craig Summers, son-in-law of Joe Audley, has purchased Audley’s Income Tax Service. The name of the business, now located at 110 East St., has been changed to Craig Summers Income Tax and Accounting Service.
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Angie and Mark Larson and Jeanie Valentine recently opened the Jackson Street Deli, 108 E. Jackson.
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About 200 people were in line at 8 a.m. today when Wal-Mart officials began taking applications for employment at the company’s Iola store. Martin Boyce, who will manage the store, said it would open in mid-spring.
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Gov. Mike Hayden announced Monday that he has named former state Rep. Denise Apt of Iola to the Education Commission of the States for a two-year term. Apt is now a special adviser to the governor on education.
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Ivan Strickler of Iola is one of eight representatives of the United States who will go to Tunisia and Algeria Jan. 19 on a 10-day agricultural mission. Strickler will meet with dairymen and agricultural developers in those two countries.
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Max V. Snodgrass of Snodgrass, Dunlap & Company welcomes Alan L. Hauser as a new partner in the accounting firm. Hauser is a Humboldt resident and has been an accountant for eight years, the last three with the firm.
