Month: August 2013

Dear editor,I am concerned the merger of the EMS services could result in services being affected countywide. As of now Iola does not have type I EMS service. It relies on Allen County for type…

When it comes to addictions, I’m at risk with chocolate, Little Debbie snack cakes and diet Dr. Pepper.But, gambling — with games played in casinos — doesn’t hold as much of an attraction for me…

PRATT — Iola’s AA American Legion team will play for its second straight state championship. The Leslie Campbell Post 15 Indians completed a 5-4 win over Sabetha this afternoon in a game suspended from Friday…

PRATT — Nathan Whitcomb entered one of the biggest games of his life without his normal pinpoint control.“I didn’t have a clean inning all night,” Whitcomb said of his AA American Legion state quarterfinal start…

PRATT — Iola’s AA American Legion pushed all the right buttons to open the state baseball tournament Wednesday afternoon.The Post 15 Indians found their hitting groove early on, while starting pitcher Trent Latta showed few…

Delene Lindberg, 72, Colony, passed away on Sunday, July 28, 2013, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita.Graveside inurnment services will be at 2 p.m. on Friday at the Colony Cemetery, Colony.Condolences may be left for the…

Elaine Burns Neil Evans, 90, Iola, passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2013, at Guest Home Estates, Iola.Elaine was born Oct. 7, 1922, in Ft. Scott, the daughter of Vere Thomas and Olive Josephine (Attkisson) Burns.…