Around Town

Prairie Rose 4-H Club members participated in the Southwind District 4-H Day on Saturday, Feb. 4. The members performed a skit, “Princess Pigtoria and the Pea” and earned a blue ribbon. 

Last fall, she appeared in “Pulp Fiction — Music Friction” as the female lead character, Mia Wallace. The play is a musical written with songs featured in the “Pulp Fiction” movie soundtrack.  McFadden also served…

Iola Cub Scout Pack 3055 hosted its annual Pinewood Derby over the weekend.

Iola Middle School eighth-grader Sarah Ross was chosen to take part in the All-State Middle Level Choir clinic and concert held Friday at Century II in Wichita. Ross is a student under vocal music instructor…

Molly Kathleen Carroll of Lenexa recently travled to Hollywood to attend the Industry Dance Awards Ceremony and Benefit Show. The red-carpet event was held at the iconic Avalon Theatre and Event Center. The Industry Dance…

Individual results: Oral Interpretation of Prose — Cole Moyer, first; Cara Porter, second; Max Andersen, third; Kendall Glaze, fourth. Humorous Solo Acting: Everett Glaze, second; Macie Hoag, seventh. Serious Solo Acting — Macie Hoag, first.…

Humboldt High School’s FFA chapter took home some lofty hardware recently at the Kansas Beef Expo in Hutchinson. Humboldt placed first in the non-reasons division, against more than 275 other contestants. Individually, Trey Sommer took…

MANHATTAN — Area students named to Kansas State University’s fall 2022 honor roll for maintaining at least a 3.75  grade point average are: From Iola — Kasen Fudge, Levi Meiwes and Cole Regehr;   Humboldt…

Local history buffs and owners of old houses filled Iola Public Library’s meeting room Thursday night for “Researching Your Home and the People Who Lived There.” Diana Staresinic-Deane, speaker from Kansas Humanities, identified sources of…

Clarence Robinson, proprietor of Hart’s Cafe, received the man-of-the-year service award of the Iola Junior Chamber of Commerce at a “Bosses’ Night” dinner. Robinson’s outstanding service to Little League Baseball in Iola was noted.  *****…