Month: December 2011

Rosalie Mae Banta, 91, died at Galichia Hospital on Dec. 25, 2011. She was a longtime Wichita resident. Visitation is from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Downing and Lahey Mortuary East, Wichita. Services will…

Only one person will have access to felled timber on the site of the new hospital, trustees decided at their meeting Tuesday night. Whether it will be by drawing straws or selecting a name out…

KINCAID — A man who apparently meant to rob the Citizens Bank here last Thursday is being sought. The man, a white male about 6 feet tall and weighing about 200 pounds, attempted to enter…

This week’s forecast of clear weather and temperatures reaching the 60s belies the volatile nature of winter weather, Dan Leslie warned Iola City Council members Monday night. Leslie, Iola’s street and alley superintendent, spelled out…

Iola City Council members have decided, for now, against a special audit of the city’s financial records of recent years. What they hope is that auditors from Swindoll, Janzen, Hawk and Loyd, LLC will be…

An Iola man’s love of children and a passion for construction are colliding to make life a bit more enjoyable for some area elementary students. Mike Barnes, a Jefferson Elementary custodian, built a 9-foot-tall wooden…

Zeffrey Tyler Doolittle, 17, Mapleton, suffered what were described as minor wounds  Friday night from shotgun pellets while allegedly attempting to steal gasoline from a tank on the farm of Roger Welch.  Undersheriff Bryan Murphy…

Iolan Maggie Wilson will bring her considerable musical talents to the Iola Community Theatre Warehouse Thursday. Wilson, a 2011 Iola High School graduate now studying at Emporia State University, will perform as part of ICT’s…

With the temperature hovering in the low-20s, a brave lot of runners and walkers participated in Saturday morning’s 14th annual Jingle Bell Jog. All told, 110 participated in the 5K run and 3K walk, sponsored…

I realize my quest for Crabclaw is soon approaching some sort of conclusion. Whether the conclusion is the end of the season or the end of Crabclaw, it really doesn’t matter at this time of…