Month: May 2018
Douglas Scott Olinger, 75, Kansas City, Mo., passed away Monday, May 14, 2018. Doug was born Aug. 6, 1942 in Arkansas City, to Joseph John and Imogene (Saar) Olinger. His childhood was spent in Iola…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Kansas water park where a boy was killed on a giant waterslide in 2016 opened for its annual season as scheduled Friday with 11 of its rides closed following a…
HUMBOLDT Humboldt Middle school has released its honor rolls for the fourth nine weeks of the 2017-18 school year. The rolls follow: Eighth grade All As Ashtyn Aikins-Ansley. Teachers Honor Roll Janae…
Carlyle Presbyterian Church Myrna Wildschuetz played Give Them All to Jesus for the prelude Sunday. Pastor Steve Traws message The Enduring Word was from Isaiah 40:1-8. Celebrating birthdays were Richard Klingensmith Monday and Ella Britt…
(Editors note: This is the second of a two-part series penned by Scott Kipp about his father, Fred, a Piqua native who played professional baseball in the 1950s and 1960s.) By SCOTT KIPP I wrote…
Iola Public Library Alex Grecian made his name with the Scotland Yard Murder Squad series, set in Victorian England. Leaving that series behind, he has now written a standalone thriller The Saint of Wolves of…
Happy Hearts FCE members met at the home of Ann Houk Monday evening. Houk and Maria Wilson attended the district recognition day at Erie. The program was on the Harvey Girls. Happy Hearts received a…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A small, decomposing body found under a bridge in rural central Kansas is likely that of 5-year-old Lucas Hernandez, a Wichita boy who has been missing since February, police said Friday.…
A water rate hike seemingly approved by Iola City Council members in April must be voted on again in order to take effect. At issue is a state law that requires all city ordinances be…
TOPEKA Kent Thompson has filed to retain his 9th District seat with the Kansas House of Representatives. Thompson, R-LaHarpe, has Kent Thompson served in the Houset since 2013. Southeast Kansas is my home. My…
