Month: October 2010
Voters will decide Nov. 2 whether to increase a countywide sales tax by 1⁄4 of a cent to go toward a new Allen County Hospital.Members of the Allen County Healthcare Committee address questions about the…
Sometimes I think I’m obsessed with the new hospital, but I do want to see the vote be successful. I’m concerned about the negative comments about bills, etc. I have been in Iola for 50…
I am definitely voting “YES” for a new Allen County Hospital. Why?• We will never get new doctors without an up-to-date facility in which to work and care for their patients.• Without a new hospital…
(Editor’s note: Washington Post political columnist David Broder spoke Monday night at KU. Here is his own reflection on the evening, which he wrote for The Post.) Itinerant politicians and journalists have learned they can…
HESSTON — Allen County Community College’s soccer teams finished the 2010 season on good notes Thursday.Unfortunately, the Red Devil squads missed the Region VI playoffs. For the ACCC men, it broke a four-year run in…
Cross country runners from Iola High School, Humboldt High School, Marmaton Valley High School, Crest High School and Yates Center High School are ready to compete in 2010 regional races Saturday. On the line are…
PARSONS — In season finales Thursday night on the road, Iola Middle School’s football teams came up short — two points each in their games.Iola’s eighth-grade Ponies and host Parsons Middle School’s eighth-grade played a…
Tonight and next Thursday are all area football teams have left in the 2010 regular season. Humboldt High’s Cubs have tonight and next Friday night in Class 2-1A district play.There are outside chances for several…
YATES CENTER — About 20 years ago, Mark and Lynn Hobbs purchased an old, framed portrait of Jesus at an antique shop in Yates Center. They hung it on their living room wall — and…
MORAN — Activities for everyone — young and old — are in store for visitors to the Marmaton Valley High School’s annual carnival Oct. 29.The Harvest Hoedown events are sponsored by the school’s Spanish Club…
