Month: March 2018
When I first heard about the school walkouts, I was amplified. I was proud of my generation for finally banding together to support something that involved us directly at the core. Yet, I was worried.…
On Wednesday, a nationwide movement hit Americas schools. As a reaction to the Feb. 14 Parkland, Fla., high school shooting that left 17 dead, among other, similar occurrences, American youth briefly exited their schools and…
CHANUTE A strong fifth inning kept the game from turning into a blowout as the Iola Fillies struggled in their season opener, falling 9-5. The Fillies trailed by seven after the first three innings…
CHANUTE The Iola Mustangs were a tag away from avoiding a loss in their season-opening 4-3 defeat. The Mustangs fell to 0-1 in the young season. In the end, all it came down to…
After a rough start to the season in Independence, the Iola tennis team bounced back in a big way in their home invitational on Thursday. Iola went 11-1 on the day, dispatching teams from Independence,…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Congressional committees and farm groups have crafted language to fix a provision in the federal tax overhaul that gave an unintended tax advantage to farmers who sell their crops to cooperatives instead…
Iola High School students symbolically joined those across the nation in a walkout Wednesday morning to show their concern about gun violence in schools. There were a lot more people than I was expecting, said…
The Mildred Store, that happy oasis of foodstuffs and fine conversation in the extreme northeast corner of Allen County, has transformed itself in recent days into the areas premier spot for affordable prom dresses. How…
Ray Collins, 57, of rural Piqua, passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at Select Specialty Hospital in Kansas City, Kan. Ray was born Aug. 1, 1960, in Iola, the son of Robert E. Ike and…
Haily Marie Jean Reiter, age 13, of Iola, died Tuesday, March 13, at Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola. Haily was born Jan. 17, 2005, in Iola, to Adam Reiter and Amanda Bass Reiter. Haily attended…
