Month: June 2012
Iola American Legion’s A Indians have gone undefeated at home this summer. They only had four games on their home field and those have come in the past four days. The A Indians rolled over…
Monday night USD 257 board of education members spent time reflecting on the past year. The two main topics discussed were the results of standardized testing and the financial status of the district. During the…
Summer means school is out and lounging by the swimming pool is de rigueur — for most young students. For Anna Setter, however, it means getting ahead and being productive. Setter, 16, is interning this…
When Iola officials set up their annual spending plans, a new policy likely will dictate how much they can use out of utility fund reserves. City council members approved a policy, 6-2, that says the…
Heat was the decisive factor in Iola’s recreational softball and baseball games being called off Monday evening. But in a break from normal city protocol, the edict to cancel the games came from city council…
A Facebook posting this weekend had an ominous tone: “If you think your property taxes are high in Kansas, just wait. The Kansas school finance lawsuit could be costly.” With this warning came a link…
BURLINGTON — They left no doubt. Iola American Legion’s AA Indians outscored their opponents 36-3 in the course of four games over the weekend. They closed the Burlington tournament Sunday evening the same way they…
Finally playing at home, Iola America Legion’s A Indians made the most of it Friday evening at Riverside Park. The A Indians dealt out two losses to visiting Burlington A. Iola defeated Burlington 5-1 in…
Dwight Hastings waved his hand in frustration and went back to refining reception of a radio transmission from San Francisco at Riverside Park Saturday afternoon. He gingerly turned a dial on a ham radio owned…
