Month: February 2019
30 Years Ago February 1989 The University of Kansas has offered a Summerfield scholarship to Kyle L. Thompson of Iola, son of Mr. and Mrs. Van Thompson of rural Iola. The scholarships are among the…
Funny, but it still doesnt feel like an emergency. Still no invasion of brown-skinned rapists, terrorists and drug lords, as President Trump had predicted. Nope. In fact illegal immigration into the United States continues to…
Rural Kansans often feel as if their communities are overlooked or dismissed. Its a legitimate concern. Unfortunately, policymaking tends to favor places with bigger populations, leaving rural locales to do more with less because of…
Tax-cutting fever is alive and well in Kansas politics, and no single person deserves more credit than Charles Koch, head of Koch Industries, the dynamic global conglomerate headquartered in Wichita. This fervor was recently orchestrated…
We dont know much about John Harris. We dont know his politics or even if hes that interested in politics. We do know that hes 29 years old, and that he is an assistant…
Why has HCA management allowed non compliance and/or inadequate equipment or lack of trained personnel to be the cause for the absence of mammogram services for over a year now? -Submitted 02/25/2019
In what?s billed as an event certain to frighten and amuse, the Allen Community College?s Drama Department is taking a swing ? five, to be precise ? at the cleverly macabre. The curtain lifts for…
An examination of Iolas finances triggered by different balance figures from a pair of financial quarterly reports from 2017 revealed no signs of error or malfeasance. The conclusion was announced last week by…
Iola Cub Scout Pack 55 offered up high-speed excitement Sunday afternoon with its annual Pinewood Derby hosted by Allen Community College. The event drew 17 competitors, including four girls, for the first time in the event’s…
MEXICO CITY (AP) Dustin Johnson struggled early, caught a good break from behind a tree and then breezed to his sixth World Golf Championship title Sunday by closing with a 5-under 66 for a…
