Tag: Recreation Community Building
I’m on a roller coaster of emotions thinking about Riverside Park. On the one hand it’s a bucolic time capsule of what a summer day in the park should be. On the other hand, consistent…
Iola’s community buildings likely will remain off limits for the time being. When the facilities are reopened to the public will be determined by the city’s managers, and not City Council members. The Council discussed…
With a full rebuild of U.S. 54 through much of Iola coming down the pike, city officials are hoping to get input from those most affected by such a project. An open house is planned…
Last Thursday, Gov. Laura Kelly announced her three-phase plan for getting Kansas back on its feet from the COVID-19 pandemic. Her plan has major implications for how soon the Iola Recreation Department will be able…
Boo Bash, Iola Kiwanis Clubs annual Halloween party for area youngsters, runs from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday. The event will be held in the newly refurbished Recreation Community Building at Iolas Riverside Park. A…
Iola Recreation Director Jason Bauer sits behind stacks of paper, typing away in his makeshift office across the street from city hall. In one week this will have been his office for a year. Two…
Since last October, the Recreation Community Building at Riverside Park has been out of commission. Severe flooding in the fall and spring have displaced all activities sponsored by the Iola Recreation Department. But Monday, was…
Iola City Council members will take another look at a number of long-standing issues when they gather for their regular meeting Monday. Mosquito spraying, which was disbanded this year following several debates about the practices…
I was glad to learn Iola commissioners are re-evaluating whether to put $155,000 of insurance money toward a new floor in the recreation building in Riverside Park. Now that it has flooded three times in…
Iola is tapping the brakes for its plans to reopen the Recreation Community Building this summer. Recent flooding at Riverside Park once again sent stormwater runoff into the building, which has been closed because of…
