Month: April 2013

Jim and Vickie Tholen can’t seem to be thankful enough for where their business has taken them after 35 years, even if it did start in their garage.This Saturday, they will be celebrating 35 years…

Allen Community College theater students will be performing a new play, coming May 2, that will appeal to the audience’s dramatic side as well as their musical.“33 Variations” is the newest play, handpicked by ACC…

The Kansas Lottery indirectly has paid off big for SAFE BASE, USD 257’s after-school program.GTECH Corporation, a global gaming technology and service company, provides online technology for the lottery and also is an educational benefactor…

A voice in Kansas has been silenced.Emerson E. Lynn, Jr., 88, longtime publisher of the Iola Register, died this morning at a hospice facility in Topeka. Lynn was recognized across the state as a distinguished…

Southeast Kansas has much to offer; this weekend is no exception.The Kansas Herpetological Society — members have a fancy for reptiles and amphibians — will gather at Schermerhorn Park near Galena on Friday and spend…

Most things to do with democratic governance come in layers. That has a tendency to slow the process and often makes folks wonder why things don’t occur faster than they do — or don’t occur…

Marjorie P. Wade, 91, Iola, passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at Labette Health Care in Parsons.Marjorie was born Oct. 19, 1921, in Iola, the daughter of Harley and Naomi Magdalene (Keele) Prentice. She grew…

A voice in Kansas has been silenced.Emerson E. Lynn, Jr., 88, longtime publisher of the Iola Register, died this morning at a hospice facility in Topeka. Lynn was recognized across the state as a distinguished…

EMPORIA — Crest Middle School’s Karlee Hammond and Laurel Godderz picked up gold medals Monday at the Neosho Rapids Invitational, hosted by Emporia State University.Hammond won the discus with a throw of 79 feet, 9…

UNIONTOWN — Crest High’s and Marmaton Valley High’s track teams went medal prospecting Monday, to great success at the Uniontown Invitational.The Lancers raked in gold medals in the boys 100-meter hurdles and the girls discus.Codi…