YCHS girls’ golf team finishes fifth at Fort Scott

FORT SCOTT — Yates Center High’s Wildcat girls finishes fifth in the Fort Scott Invitational golf tournament Tuesday. Chanute won it with a 203 team score and Yates Center had a 240.

“The girls played very well and we had the best team score of the season,” said Linda Old, YCHS girls’ golf coach. “The girls are all showing a great deal of improvement.”

Marlana Buchanan led the Wildcats with a 55, finishing in a tie for 11th. Becky Wendland and Bailee Stuber each shot a 59 in the nine-hole event.

Brecken Collins shot a 67 and Rachel Busteed had a 78. Mazie Wilson carded an 80.


ACC soccer teams split

HESSTON — Allen Community College’s men won their  2012 season-opening soccer match Tuesday. The Red Devil men shut out host Hesston 4-0.

Jordan Drake recorded a shutout in goal for ACC with one save. Leonel Martinez and Dorian Fox each scored two goals. Jhovany Baltazar was credited with two assists on goals while Josh Park and Arturo Marrufo had one assist each.

The ACC women lost 3-1 to Hesston. Autumn Ferrell scored the goal for the Red Devils on an assist by Danielle Wilber. Keelie Arbuckle made eight saves in goal.

The Red Devil women lost 11-0 to Butler at El Dorado Aug. 29.

Allen’s women and men host Independence Thursday in a doubleheader starting at 2 p.m.

Freshman Fillies play

CHANUTE — Iola High’s freshmen posted a 1-2 mark in Tuesday’s volleyball matches hosted by Chanute High School.

The Fillies defeated Fort Scott 25-19, 25-13 then lost to Fort Scott 25-19, 25-16. Chanute beat Iola 25-22, 19-25, 15-5.

McKayli Cleaver and Emily McKarnin were top servers for the Fillies on the night.

Mikaela Platt and Taylor Sell led the team in kills at the net. Taylor Heslop had the most set assists.

The IHS freshman volleyball team plays Thursday at Anderson County High School in Garnett.


Cops for Jocks

Cops for Jocks is a new program instituted by new Iola High head football coach Doug Kerr. Each week of the Mustang football season the Iola City Police Department selects two Most Valuable Players of Friday nights’ games.

For the 2012 season opener against Cherryvale, are junior running back John Whitworth, front left, and junior defensive end Bryce Misenhelter, front right. Representing the IPD are, left to right, Mike Ford, Brian Plumlee, Mike Aronson, Danny Rodriguez, Brandon Andres and IPD Chief Jared Warner.

Gas man arrested for vehicle burglaries

Seth Andrew Bennett, 25, Gas, was arrested Sunday in connection with a series of vehicle burglaries in a residential neighborhood.

Iola police officers said Bennett was arrested after they responded to a burglary report in the 600 block of East Lincoln Street.

During their investigation, they spotted a man later identified as Bennett in the front yard of 404 N. Elm St. in possession of items later to be determined from two vehicles at 633 N. Oak St. belonging to Billy and Aaron Clay. 

Police officers also discovered items had been taken from two vehicles in the 500 block of North Elm Street and at least two homes in the 600 block of East Lincoln. Carolyn Cantrell, 512 N. Elm St., was identified as one of the victims.

Officers said they are pursuing charges of burglary and felony theft against Bennett through the Allen County attorney’s office.

Many of the stolen items were recovered, although some remain missing.


Colleen Hayes

A graveside ash-burial service will be held in memory of Colleen Cady Hayes at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012, at Iola’s Highland Cemetery.


Alene Gardner

Alene M. Gardner, 91, Iola, passed away Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012, at Iola Nursing Center.

Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Trinity United Methodist Church, Iola, where visitation will follow the service. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Iola.

Memorials may be left at Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel for Trinity United Methodist Church or St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. Online condolences for the family may be left at www.iolafuneral.com.

Riley Moore

Riley E. Moore, brother of Helen Moore Gilpin, was born Oct. 13, 1914, in Topeka, to Riley R. and Birdie O. (Greenough) Moore. He died of complications from prostate cancer on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012, at 97 at his home in Lacey, Wash., with his family around him.

Riley had two siblings, George (deceased) and a sister, Helen, 96, currently residing in Iola. Riley spent his early childhood in Topeka and Chicago, where his father worked as an advertising and marketing manager for Capper Publications.

Riley attended the University of Kansas in Lawrence from 1932 through 1937 where he studied pre-medicine and was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.

In 1935 he married his long-time sweetheart, Winifred Rafter, whom he had known since grade school. Their only child, Riley R. Moore II, was born in 1936. 

Riley was employed with the International Harvester Implement Company from 1937 until his retirement in 1974. Riley worked in the Overseas Division of International Harvester in Buenos Aires, Argentina (1951-1955) and manager in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1955-1963). Leaving Brazil, Riley and his family returned to Chicago, working in the corporate headquarters of the Overseas Division until his retirement.

After retirement, Riley and his wife settled in Corpus Christi, Texas, and traveled extensively throughout Central and South America, especially enjoying spending their winters in the Manzanillo, Mexico, area.

With the death of his beloved wife in 2011, Riley moved from Texas to Lacey to be near his immediate family. He is survived by his sister, Helen Gilpin, Iola; his son, Riley R. Moore II and wife, Patricia Ann (Powers) Moore, Lacey; his grandsons, Walter Jacob Moore and Riley R. Moore III and wife, Anna Knudson, their children, Riley James Moore and Patrick Lars Moore, and several nieces and nephews, including Joan Gilpin Golden, Lawrence, and Ken Gilpin and Jim Gilpin, Iola.

Woodlawn Cemetery of Lacey handled funeral arrangements and cremation. Riley’s wishes were that his remains along with those of his wife be scattered on the Bay of Corpus Christi.


Fred Anderson

Fred E. Anderson, 90, Iola, died Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012, at his home.

Funeral arrangements and complete obituary information will be available later.

Online condolences for the family may be left at www.iolafuneral.com.

George Hardwick

George William Hardwick, 82, Iola, died Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012, at Moran Manor.

George was born Feb. 4, 1930, in Fort Scott, the son of Montie Leonard and Helen Elizabeth (Schmidt) Hardwick. He grew up in Fort Scott where he graduated from high school and received his business degree from Fort Scott Junior College.

He worked for the railroad in Kansas City, for Lindy Gas in Neosho, Mo., and was office manager for Union Carbide in Omaha before being transferred to Houston. George returned to Kansas after he retired in 1991.

George attended St. John’s Catholic Church in Iola and Knights of Columbus before entering the nursing home.

He is survived by a brother, Robert “Bob” Hardwick and wife Fay, Iola, and a host of nieces, nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Harold, Don and John Hardwick, and a sister, Louise Meyer.

Cremation has taken place with inurnment in West Plains Cemetery near Fort Scott. Family services will be later.

The family wishes to thank the Moran Manor Family and Dr. Brian Wolfe for the wonderful care they gave George.

Memorials may be left at Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel for the Multiple Sclerosis Society, American Cancer Society, Moran Manor or St. John’s Catholic Church.

Online condolences for the family may be left at www.iolafuneral.com.