Month: March 2016

Two decisions helped spur the pace of preparing the grounds for the incoming G&W Foods on the old hospital site. First was the decision to abandon construction of a stairway on the outside of the…

Authorities continue to search for Iolan Shawn Cook, who has been missing since March 13. Allen County Crime Stoppers has stepped forward to sweeten the pot for potential resolution. Crime Stoppers announced a $2,000 reward…

If anything, U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-KS, is a gentleman. Last week Moran bucked his party’s stance and said Judge Merrick B. Garland, nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court, should be granted an audience before…

Dear editor, The Trinity United Methodist Church will be just a memory as of April 30, 2016.  Being a member of a 112-year-old church that is closing, I am envisioning the creation of all the…

School officials could barely disguise their disgust with last week’s legislation that addresses school funding. “It was introduced last Tuesday and passed on Thursday,” Jack Koehn, superintendent of USD 257, told board members at their…

Plans for a career and tech education center have hit a hitch, Jack Koehn, USD 257 superintendent of schools, told school board members at their meeting Monday night.  “The community colleges are very reluctant to…

Iola will refrain from disconnecting utilities if the weather forecast calls for cold temperatures. City Council members adopted a “Cold Weather Rule” policy that forbids the disconnection of past-due accounts if the temperature is expected…

Thrive Allen County will continue to provide economic development services for Iola, Allen County and Iola Industries. Iola City Council members on Monday renewed Thrive’s contract, the final leg of the joint agreement.  The renewed…

HUMBOLDT — The Humboldt junior varsity baseball team was able to get its season started the right way with a pair of wins over Cherryvale Monday.  In the team’s opener at home, they were led…

Of the current candidates vying for their party’s presidential nomination,  three of the five are on their second, or third, marriages. Two of the five (that we know of) have had children out of wedlock.…