Month: May 2010

Wildcats head to Class 2-1A state tourney Three games was all it took to erase last year’s 2-18 season and a rough regular season in 2010.Yates Center High’s Wildcat softball team came through when it…

Mary Ramsey loves her garden. Never mind that it is along a small strip of concrete, in an alley in north Iola. It’s the only space she has.Out front, a small plush lawn shines emerald…

Memorial Day services in Highland Cemetery will begin with a flag-raising at 11 a.m. this year. Iola Municipal Band will play during the flag-raising ceremony.Maj. Erica (Hillbrant) Christie of Hays will be the guest speaker.Christie,…

Pool opens for summer on Monday Summer Splash 2010 festivities will kick off the Iola Municipal Pool swimming season on Monday.The Memorial Day opening will feature a number of contests, prizes and other giveaways, as…

A funny thing is happening on the way to the future. More and more scientists believe that climate change is under way and people are causing it. At the same time, more and more in…

Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana bashes the federal government loudly, regularly, over the oil spill in the Gulf. The oil staining Louisiana’s beaches, devastating its marshlands, killing its fishing industry and threatening to kill what’s…

Camps for Iola Middle School boys basketball and football are scheduled for this summer. Also summer basketball leagues for both girls and boys run in June.IMS basketball and football coach Marty Taylor annouced the summer…

Iola High’s Fillies will hold their IHS volleyball team camp and the Fillies’ youth volleyball camp next week.Cost for either is $30 per camper. A pre-register period ends today with cost at $25 but campers…

ACCC women’s  basketball job is opportunity at right time Success on the court and in the classroom is the mantra of Marcus Hicks.Hicks is Allen County Community College’s new head women’s basketball coach. Hicks replaces…

From childhood, Claire Kenyon had her heart set on going to law school. She planned to fulfill general requirement classes at Allen County Community College while at Iola High School and then attend Washburn University…