Month: June 2018
Its time to take a different approach to finding a new director for the Bowlus Fine Arts Center, recommended Patti Boyd, a member of the Bowlus Commission, charged with finding a replacement for Susan Raines,…
Its too soon to tell if Iola will get the City Councils OK for a GIS survey for its CIP development. Got that? In their acronym-heavy meeting Monday night, Council members discussed CIPs (capital improvement…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Supreme Court Monday ruled for the third time in two years that the states spending on public schools is inadequate despite an increase approved earlier this year, but gave…
Kristi Dawn Brown, age 45, of rural Parsons, died Thursday, June 21, 2018, after losing a battle with esophageal cancer. Kristi was born on Oct. 7, 1972, in Parsons, to James Donald Jim and Donna…
Happy Hearts FCE members met June 18 at Riverside Park in Iola. Marla Wilson gave the lesson on how dancing is a healthy and fun family activity. Emilia Wilkerson and her mother were guests. She…
Kansas received a passing grade for its highways earlier this week when the states chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers released its latest infrastructure report card. However, the engineers also warned that sweeping…
LAHARPE Radio operators from Iola, La-Harpe, Garnett, Lone Elm and Welda attended the annual Iola Amateur Radio Club Field Day exercise Saturday and Sunday. Field Day is an annual event to encourage emergency preparedness…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Nine of 44 immigrant children placed under the care of a Kansas nonprofit working under contract with the federal government were separated from their parents at the border, a state agency…
A free blood pressure and blood glucose clinic will be offered at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the LaHarpe Senior Center, 111 S. Main St. No appointment is needed. The free screening is sponsored by Allen…
Please join the Southwind Extension District Thursday as we host an open house to welcome Woodson County to the Southwind. Effective July 1 Woodson County Extension will join the Southwind Extension District. We will celebrate…
