Month: March 2011

Anita Shikles is not an artist who cranks out generic paintings and etchings in order to fill an art gallery.“I want my paintings to tell a story or have historic value, even if it’s a…

An administrator for Allen County is a dead issue, Commissioner Dick Works said Tuesday morning.He and commissioners Gary McIntosh and Rob Francis heard department heads disparage any thought of an administrator. They also lauded County…

About 100 local residents got better acquainted Tuesday with an ensemble of candidates looking to become members of Iola’s first-ever city council.A candidate open house, sponsored by Allen County Farm Bureau, provided Iolans with their…

Betty Rose Nold, 79, of Humboldt died Sunday, March 27, 2011, at Heritage Health Care Center in Chanute.She was born Aug. 26, 1931, in Bedford, Ind., to Ferd and Lennie (Jones) Colvin.  On July 29,…

Edward Joseph “Ed” King, 85, of rural Piqua died Saturday, March 26, 2011, at Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita.He was born Jan. 7, 1926, in Oklahoma City, Okla., to John F. and Lillian G. (Eckroat)…

OVERLAND PARK —  Allen County Community College’s Red Devils lost twice to NJCAA 17th-ranked Johnson County Community College’s Cavaliers Friday.A second Jayhawk Eastern Division doubleheader from the weekend was moved to Monday, then to today,…

Not being able to play over the weekend, Allen County Community College’s softball team bounced visiting Cottey College Monday afternoon.The Red Devils clobbered the Comets 10-0 in five innings and 12-4 in six innings. That…

Not bad for their first games in very cool weather. Iola High’s junior varsity baseball team defeated visiting Labette County High’s Grizzlies twice Monday at Riverside Park.The Mustangs outlasted the Grizzlies 8-6 in the opener.…

 Dear editor, It appears from the article in the Wednesday, March 23, paper that Allen County and Iola have an outstanding opportunity for the new hospital. Purchasing 20 acres at $5,000 per acre versus 17…

Monday night President Barack Obama reviewed what the United States and its allies had done in Libya, why our nation is involved and what the goal is. The Associated Press provided the text of his…