Month: July 2019

MIAMI — Miamians are already used to stifling heat waves that leave them sprinting from air-conditioned cars to air-conditioned buildings or flocking to the beach to cool off. Or so they think. But if a…

Dear Dr. Roach: My 32-year-old son is on Xarelto for a deep vein thrombosis for about two months now. I was with him when he hit his head hard on the door hatch of his…

This is the first in a series of articles about the properties sold to USD 257 to build a new science and technology building at the Iola High School campus on Jackson Avenue.   Holidays…

USD 257 was expected to finalize the purchases of four properties near Iola High School this week. The project’s general construction manager will set a date for demolition; board members last week reviewed proposals for…

Allen Community College trustees met last week to form a planning committee as they start taking steps to build a new activity center. Brian Counsil, who serves as Vice President for Finance and Operations, said…

GARDEN CITY — Three years ago, rancher and farmer Jay Young got intrigued by a YouTube video. A North Dakota farmer championed the idea of cover crops — plants that would be considered weeds in…

William Clarence (Bill) Hawk, age 70, died Sunday, July 14, 2019, at the Veterans’ Home, Cameron, Mo. He was born March 2, 1949, in Iola, to George W. Hawk and Marjory (Bash) Hawk. He served…

GREAT BEND — Helen J. Drake was born in Sterling on June 29, 1931. Her parents were Carl P. Handy and Daisy V. (Dixon) Handy. Helen married George F. Drake on Sept. 8, 1951 in…

Arrests reported Iola police officers arrested Cassandra L. Campbell, 31, Iola, for suspicion of felony interference with law enforcement Wednesday. Hayden T. White, 29, Iola, was arrested by Iola officers Wednesday for two warrants and…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A man who was permanently banished from Kansas as a condition of his plea deal in a criminal case is seeking to return to the state with the help of an…