Month: June 2019

HUMBOLDT -— Late Models, presented by G & G Dozer, rolled into Humboldt Speedway on Friday evening for the first time in 2019. Racing action saw Republic, Missouri ace Payton Looney drive away from the…

REIMS, France — The U.S. didn’t so much win its Women’s World Cup game with Spain on Monday as it did escape it. The Americans entered the elimination rounds of the tournament unchallenged, unscored upon…

NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Hicks and Giancarlo Stanton stretched the Yankees’ home run streak to a record-tying 27 games, and New York beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-8 Monday night. Hicks and Stanton each…

Citing the increasing number of folks who live in downtown Iola, City Council members said those tenants soon should be able to park overnight on portions of the courthouse square. The Council endorsed Monday a…

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Many enthusiasts cross state lines to find mountain bike trails, but fortunately for Nebraskans, mountains aren’t a requirement. There are two mountain bike trails in the Lincoln area, one at Branched…

Back by popular demand — as long as you’re talking with the right person — is regular mosquito spraying in Iola. City Council members voted, 4-2, Monday to reinstitute the twice-weekly mosquito spraying. The practice…

Big changes next year are expected to help the Bowlus Fine Arts Center connect to a wider audience. The center will add a new position to expand educational programs for students, with more events, a…

Mona Maxine Veteto, 95, Burlington, died on Friday, June 23, 2019, in Bartlesville, Okla. Mona was born on Feb. 27, 1924, in Gas City, to Samuel and Winifred Maxwell Troxel. She graduated from Iola High…

Theora Lucille Taggart, 93, of Iola, died Saturday June 22, 2019, at Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola. She was born Sept. 22, 1925, in Lowe, to Thomas Sanborn and Elvessa (Myers).  She married William…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday that calls for upfront disclosure by hospitals of actual prices for common tests and procedures to help keep costs down. The idea is to…