Month: September 2018
YATES CENTER Martha Fitzmaurice lifted a narrow bundle of soft, white wool with her right hand, pulling sections toward her left hand whose nimble fingers grabbed small amounts, adding tiny portions to a thin,…
54 Years Ago September 1964 Dale Creitz, coordinator of music in the Iola public schools, was named coordinator of fine arts for the new Bowlus Fine Arts Center last night at a meeting of the board…
Rehearsals for Iolas Christmas Vespers concert begin at about 8:15 Wednesday evening in the Bowlus Fine Arts Center choir room. Choir members are asked to enter through the east door, then take the elevator down…
Allen County Wings of Warriors met Sept. 7 at the Gas Community Center. Seven members attended. Since July, 17 people have received a combined $3,000 in assistance. The Fair Committee reported 136 visitors stopped by…
Kansans seeking health insurance through the Affordable Care Acts federally run exchange will have the choice of three insurers in 2019. Kansas Insurance Commissioner Ken Selzer said in a statement that Blue Cross and Blue…
Most parents feel strongly that keeping the house spick and span is the secret to keeping the family healthy, right? Not so fast. You might want to think twice before you give your kitchen a…
Happy Hearts FCE members met at the Riverside Park Community Building Monday. Ann Houk gave two lessons: woman to woman searching for chocolate; and electronic manners. Perhaps searching was the wrong word, she said. Maybe…
With only two more Farmers Markets left in the season, make sure to get your fresh produce and baked goods Thursday on the Iola square. The markets revised schedule is from 5:30 to 6:30. Fresh…
WASHINGTON (AP) After a dramatic flurry of last-minute negotiations, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh cleared a key procedural hurdle Friday, but his confirmation prospects were still deeply uncertain as Republicans agreed to ask for…
Compelling questions … and maybe a few actual answers Buying the Roval hype? Kinda, sorta. With all the drivers fretting the great unknowns entering this first-time event, largely due to the unique course, it definitely…
