Month: July 2018
Richard Eugene Abbe, age 71, Chanute, formerly of Iola, died July 15, 2018, at Diversicare of Chanute. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018, at the Iola Baptist Temple,…
Elizabeth Ann (Betty) Thorn-hill, age 78, of Iola, passed at her home on Sunday, July 22, 2018. Betty was born on May 21, 1940, in Ogdensburg, N.Y., to Hilton Wiley and Dorothy Steele Wylie. Betty…
Ruby M. Foster, age 77, Humboldt, died July 23, 2018, at the Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita. A funeral service honoring Rubys life will be at 10 a.m. on Friday at St. Peters Lutheran Church,…
Hospital leaders could entertain offers to lease Allen County Regional Hospital, but they doubt such a plan would work. A task force is examining whether to continue a management contract with Hospital Corporation of America…
In the race for Secretary of State, Dennis Taylor stands head and shoulders above the other four Republican candidates. If elected chief election officer, Taylor said his focus would be to increase security measures through…
For the second straight day, Judge Daniel Creitz has doubled the recommended prison sentence of one of the defendants involved in Shawn Cooks murder. On Tuesday, Creitz announced Rhonda Jackson, who pleaded guilty to involuntary…
HUMBOLDT Five of eight councilmen in pocket unanimously approved increasing Humboldts tax levy by 2.219 mills, to 90.718, in a special session Tuesday evening. A public hearing for the 2019 budget will be at…
Allen Countys 911 dispatch center may have its reach expanded. Director Angie Murphy told commissioners Tuesday morning she had been approached by a city whose officials were eager to discuss having Allen County handle its…
Henry Kramer, left, and Emma BHymer were among the mod- els showing o their model- ing skills Tuesday evening at the Allen County Fairs annual Friends of 4-H Picnic and Style Revue at Iola High…
Brothers Brody and Kyser Nemecek grew up surrounded by farm animals and a show ring. Even though theyre still young, theyve already translated their years of competition experience into leadership skills, guiding others in Allen…
