Month: August 2010

Stanley Dean Tawney, 57, of Iola died Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010, at Manor Care in Overland Park.He was born Oct. 13, 1952, in Iola, to Murry A. and Betty Jo (Robb) Tawney. He grew up…

The story in Friday’s Register (about city commissioners delaying a decision on committing funds to a rebuild of Allen County Hospital) is extremely frustrating to me, and I’m sure to a lot of others. Some…

Hot, humid weather had a role in keeping the crowd small on Aug. 21 for the annual LaHarpe Day celebration. Apathy also probably was to blame.Surely those who put forth no small effort to plan…

The glamor of television and the pervasiveness of the Internet have put an enormous burden on agriculture.Dr. Dan Thomson, a K-State professor and authority on animal activism, said here Friday night rich and famous people…

Allen County Community College’s golf team is a young squad for the 2010-2011 season. Golf in the Kansas Jayhawk Conference is a year-long sport divided into two sessions.The fall session for the Red Devils got…

EL DORADO — Going 2-2 in the opening weekend of the 2010 season has Allen County Community College head volleyball coach Jessica Peters looking forward to the rest of the season.“We’re moving in the right…

PLEASANTON — Uniontown High’s Eagles did not lose a game in going undefeated and defending their Three Rivers League PreSeason Tournament title Saturday.The Eagles won six matches in the Pleasanton High gyms. They decked Oswego…

MOUND CITY — Second out of their pool but Iola High’s Fillies ended up fourth in the tournament. With two losses in the afternoon, the Fillies finished the Jayhawk-Linn High Invitational at 2-3.“Taking seven players…

MOUND CITY — Second out of their pool but Iola High’s Fillies ended up fourth in the tournament. With two losses in the afternoon, the Fillies finished the Jayhawk-Linn High Invitational at 2-3.“Taking seven players…

Iola High’s junior varsity volleyball team showed improvement throughout the day at Saturday’s IHS Junior Varsity Invitational.The Fillies went 1-2 in round-robin play, beating Humboldt 25-18, 23-25, 16-14. Iola played Humboldt for third place and…