Month: May 2018
A small change in the form of a big tent should bring more people to a survivors dinner during Saturdays annual Allen County Relay for Life event downtown. The 30 by 60 foot tent on…
Iolas annual chip-seal street maintenance program will cover the southeast quadrant of town later this summer. Iola City Council members discussed the program at their regular meeting Tuesday, before agreeing to pay Ergon Asphalt &…
One mother of an Iola student expressed her displeasure with school officials during the public forum section of Tuesdays USD 257 board meeting. Dimity Lowell criticized school administrators for what she believes was their mishandling…
College Basketball: Kansas Jayhawks. Udoka Azubuike has decided to withdraw from the 2018 NBA draft and return to the University of Kansas for his junior season. Azubuike, a 7-foot center from Nigeria, entered his name…
NEW YORK (AP) Top American and North Korean officials are holding a full day of meetings in New York today aimed at deciding whether a summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader…
A floral display at Iolas Highland Cemetery found some unexpected visitors during the Memorial Day holiday. A family of robins set up a nest among the flowers on the grave of the the late Don…
Mary F. Young (Francie Hays), 84, died Thursday, May 24, 2018, at Olathe. A memorial service will be Sunday at Neosho Falls Cemetery with Kevin OBrien officiating. She was born July 21, 1933, to Loren…
The drama surrounding Missouris Gov. Eric Greitens, who announced his resignation Tuesday, has left Missourians drained and bitter. Yes, the end is in sight, but getting there has been particularly painful due to Greitens unseemly…
To the citizens of Iola, As mayor, I want to present a vision of what Iola can be. We all know the challenges that face our fair city in that we need to maintain and…
An AP news analysis TOKYO (AP) The U.S.-North Korea summit appears to be back on track, but Pyongyang is showing increased impatience at comments coming out of Washington that what leader Kim Jong Un…
