Month: June 2017

Osawatomie and Frontenac have dropped out of this weekend’s American Legion Paul Linblad Tournament in Chanute.That move turns the eight-team field into a six-team one. Iola, Neosho County and Ottawa will comprise Pool B while…

WICHITA — Steven Riebel, LaHarpe, was inducted  into the Special Olympics Kansas Hall of Fame during opening ceremonies of the Summer Olympic Games on June 2, at Maize South High School in Wichita.A congratulatory letter…

Charles Kincaid Adams, 71, Haysville, passed away Saturday, June 10, 2017.A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Smith Mortuary, Haysville, 7031 S. Broadway.He is preceded in death by his parents, Victor and…

HUMBOLDT — This is part 12 of a 14-part series following Nina Froggatte’s journey through police training at the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center, Hutchinson. Last week Nina Froggatte got doused in the eyes with…

LAHARPE — Residents in LaHarpe will be without electric power from midnight to 4 a.m. June 21 because of a scheduled outage.The outage will accommodate repairs to a Westar substation south, as well as maintenance…

There will be less squirming to deal with nature’s call if Thrive Allen County has its way.Bill Maness, director of economic development, encouraged Allen County commissioners to lock arms with Iola city leaders and find…

For generations, cemeteries often feature special markers for graves of military veterans.Iola’s two cemeteries are no different.The most common is a simple “U.S. Veteran” medallion affixed to a small aluminum post.However, over the years, those…

Little LeagueVision Source 14, Chanute Royals 4Vision Source1B – Ben Kerr, Drake DeLaTorre, Jake Skahan, Xander Sellman, Wyatt Westervelt. 2B – Will Talkington, Jarrett Herrman. 3B – DeLaTorre 2, Herrman 2, Skahan. Masonic Lodge 14,…

The Iola Indians and Neosho County will compete in the Paul Linblad Tournament  this weekend in Chanute.The pool-play schedule has been released with games being played at Katy Park and Neosho County Community College’s Hudson…

HUMBOLDT — Cody Lassman, coach of the Neosho County Post 170 American Legion team confronted Humboldt USD 258 school board members Monday night with a plea for a place to call home. Lassman began by…