Month: May 2021

The constant rainy weather in recent weeks has put a damper on even the mightest of spirits.  That includes a tree in the 600 block of East Madison.  The tree fell over in soggy soil,…

Crowd sizes at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center will expand starting July 1, and should be back to normal by September. Face masks, however, will still be required.  USD 257 board members agreed to a…

DODGE CITY — Chris Holloway’s first year of high school golf has ended at the Class 4A State Golf Tournament. Holloway, an Iola High School freshman, carded a 93 in the first round of the…

Roger Carswell, executive director of the Iola Public Library, will soon have a new room at the library named in his honor. Iola City Council members approved a request Monday by the Library Board to…

WICHITA — The Red Devils have Georgia on their mind. The Allen Community College women on Sunday did what they’ve pretty much done all season long, dominate play and win. And now they’re going to…

The Osage Township trustees raised around $3,000 to fund the renovation of the entryway to Mildred’s Fairview Cemetery. The group succeeded in their goal of finishing the work before Memorial Day.

BURLINGTON, Iowa — Doug Desmarteau has seen just about everything in his 30-plus years of coaching. “But this,” he said, “is gonna be tough to recover from.” Desmarteau’s Allen Community College soccer team was minutes…

JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed Tuesday to “rally international support” to aid Gaza following a devastating war there while keeping any assistance out of the hands of its militant Hamas…

Moderna said today its COVID-19 vaccine strongly protects kids as young as 12, a step that could put the shot on track to become the second option for that age group in the U.S. With…

Leaves of three — let it be! I’m certain that someone has told you this before in an attempt to keep you away from poison ivy. It is true that poison ivy has three leaflets. …