Month: June 2010

WICHITA — Maggie Wilson is the third-best girl pole vaulter in Kansas Class 4A in 2010.She wanted to be the top pole vaulter in her class but “third, I’ll take it.”The Iola High junior collected…

WICHITA — Ethan Fulton felt the pressure of being defending state champion. But for just under 15 seconds, he harnessed all that nervous energy and ran one more hurdle race of his high school career.It…

The Hospital Facilities Commission is collecting Allen Countians’ ideas for improving Allen County Hospital tonight from 7 to 9 at St. John’s Catholic Church Parish Hall, 310 S. Jefferson Ave., Iola.Similar meetings are Thursday in…

BUTLER, Mo. (AP) — Russ Elliot, 40, of Kansas City, Kan., whose wife Ginger is the former Ginger Barnett of Humboldt, died Saturday while taking part in a skydiving event in Butler, Mo.Elliot died while…

It was quite a homecoming for Erica Christie Monday morning.Christie, a major in the Kansas National Guard who grew up in Iola as Erica Hillbrant, gave the Memorial Day address at Highland Cemetery. Afterward she…