Month: April 2019
Mary E. Decker, age 99, of Iola, formerly of Colony, passed away on Tuesday, April 2, 2019, at Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola. She was born Oct. 27, 1919, near Red Cloud, Neb., the daughter…
The Community Blood Center of Greater Kansas City will host a spring blood drive from 1 to 5 p.m. April 10 at the John Silas Bass Community Building, 505 N. Buckeye St. Blood donations are…
Arrest reported Iola police officers arrested Justin Connolly, 37, Iola, for suspicion of criminal damage to property Saturday following an incident in the 300 block of McGuire Drive.
WASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump eased up on his threats to close the southern border as officials across his administration explored half-measures that might satisfy the presidents urge for action, like stopping only foot…
EMPORIA, Kan. (AP) Authorities say two people were hurt in a crash on a smoke-obscured highway in the Flint Hills of Kansas. The Kansas Highway Patrol reports that the wreck happened Tuesday on the…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Advocates for legalizing medical marijuana in Kansas are preparing to push their cause again, as the years legislative session winds down without much action on several bills related to the issue.…
USD 257 elementary students soon will have a new school to call home. District voters overwhelmingly approved construction of a new elementary school for preschool through fifth-grade students, at a cost of $25.5 million. The…
TOPEKA Two things were on David Tolands mind Monday afternoon in the minutes following his hotly contested, but successful, bid to become the Kansas secretary of commerce. First was gratitude to the people of…
Iolan Becky Nilges prepares to cast her ballot on USD 257 school bond propositions that could build a new elementary school, a science/technology building for the high school and replace the mechanical systems at the middle…
MORAN The Moran Ruritan Club, and its 14 members, probably doesnt toot our own horn loud enough, chapter president Jeff Johnson admitted Monday. While the organization is responsible for a number of civic activities…
