Month: May 2018
Saturdays opening of the King of Trails Bridge on South Washington Avenue over Elm Creek, which connects Iola with the Lehigh Portland Trails complex, takes away peoples excuses, Iola Mayor Jon Wells said. Excuses like:…
Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer, who took the executive reins from Sam Brownback just three months ago, made a brief appearance at the Iola Public Library Saturday evening, where he held a friendly 40-minute conversation with…
Just show up. And do the work. Thats Isaiah Wicoffs recipe for success. As one of Iola High Schools valedictorians for the Class of 2018, Wicoff said its never been difficult for him to maintain…
Ethel Davis promised a room full of Allen Community College graduates Saturday one thing at some point in their lives, things will go sour; that there will be setbacks. To succeed, she stressed, is…
In an election year with a state supreme court ruling looming, Kansas lawmakers wrestled over school spending, taxes and guns. They fought among themselves and often split ways from legislators theyd chosen as leaders. In the…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Races for the Kansas Legislature and other state offices this year will be flooded with campaign spending from third-party organizations that can spend unlimited amounts of money without having to disclose…
Marmaton Valley High Schools Clara Boyd became a two-time state champion Saturday, winning in Original Oration and Serious Solo Acting categories at the Kansas Class 1A State Speech and Drama Championships in Salina. This is…
Just hours before members of the Kansas House took a vote Friday night on whether to cut taxes yes, again a financial rating agency bumped the states rating from negative to stable. The…
Kansas Center for Economic Growth In 2012, Kansas lawmakers cut income taxes in a bigger, faster, more dramatic way than any other state had done. And revenue from tax collections dropped like a rock, causing…
Gov. Eric Greitens is almost out of chances. And hes running out of time. Missouris embattled and disgraced chief executive has but one more opportunity to do whats right, and thats to resign. He has…
