Month: December 2010

Iolan Ken Rowe, one of the community’s most vocal advocates of an eight-member city council, became the first candidate for one of the council seats Wednesday.Rowe, a local insurance agent, is seeking a seat to…

It would be a stretch to say that people come from out of town just to enter the Iola Area Chamber of Commerce gingerbread house contest, but one family, visiting relatives in Iola, did take…

Hospital trustees reversed their decision Tuesday night to retain Martens Appraisal to review land parcels for a new Allen County Hospital. Instead, the group settled on Aul & Hatfield Appraisals, LC, of Lawrence.The change was…

[email protected] NORTH POLE — He’s made his lists, checked them twice and has a full grasp on who deserves placement on his “nice” list.And with the big night but 24 hours away, Santa Claus took…

Carl Joe Beagley, 83, of Humboldt died Sunday, Dec. 19, 2010, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute.Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Dec. 31 at First Baptist Church in Humboldt.Memorials to Humboldt…

Marvin L. Dozier, 73, of Iola died Monday, Dec. 20, 2010, at his home.He was born June 7, 1937, in Garnett, to Clarence Victor and Lila Fern (Diedel) Dozier. He graduated from Elsmore High School…

The primary improvement anticipated for Allen County roads next year is an upgrade of about five miles of old U.S. 169 south from Humboldt to the Allen-Neosho counties line, Bill King told county commissioners Tuesday…

Piqua State Bank, a part of the local banking community for the past 100 years, is celebrating its centennial with its customers this week.Visitors to each of the bank’s three branches — its headquarters in…

Paul and Sheena O’Brien, Yates Center, announce the birth of a daughter, McKenley Jo, born Nov. 22, 2010, at Allen County Hospital. She weighed 6 pounds, 8.7 ounces and was 18 inches long. She joins…

One day apart, two states took diametrically opposed paths in regards to the production of energy.On Thursday, California legislators recognized global warming and took positive steps to enforce the reduction of carbon emissions on utilities.Kansas,…