Month: February 2013

Paige Schauf-Olson and Nicholas Olson are the proud parents of a baby boy, James Westley Olson. He was born Feb. 1, 2013, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. He weighed 7 pounds, 4…

Danielle and Josh Schooler are the proud parents of a baby boy, Wilder James Schooler. He was born Nov. 26, 2012, at Allen County Hospital. He weighed 9 pounds, 8 ounces and was 20 inches…

Les Henderson and Steffany Wilson, Iola, are the proud parents of a baby girl, Chloe Paige Henderson. Chloe was born at 1:36 p.m. Nov. 27, 2012, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center, Chanute.She weighed 6…

Philip C. Butler, 96, Iola, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, at Allen County Hospital.Phil was born Aug. 26, 1916, in Iola, the son of Levi Franklin and Anna Jane (Bowers) Butler. He started school…

Bob JohnsonWhen you’re young, snow is eagerly anticipated, but the perspective changes with each advancing year.I fondly remember the former and appreciate the latter.I suspect we didn’t have as much snow in the 1940s and…

I didn’t grow fins, but I made certain I ate seafood most every meal while in New Orleans recently. I also figured why I’m onto a new breakfast cereal, Grape Nuts Fit. Add milk and…

GARNETT — Anderson County voters will decide April 2 whether $25 million in general obligation bonds will be issued for construction of a new county hospital.At a recent informational meeting, it was pointed out construction…

Undersheriff Jerry Daniels passed out kudos to Allen Countians for avoiding driving Thursday when snow and sleet made road conditions hazardous.“The motoring public was very cooperative,” Daniels said.He and other Allen County officers were on…

County, city crews work to clear snowy roads While many Allen Countians spent Thursday relaxing in the comfort of home, some braved the elements to provide safer roads for those who had to travel.Public Works…

Mother Nature’s wrath erased a slate of basketball games tonight for Iola and other area schools. The Mustangs and Fillies were to have played tonight in Osawatomie. Meanwhile, Marmaton Valley, Crest and Yates Center also…