Month: May 2018

Tracy Keagle Being poor is confusing. It is confusing for those who live in poverty and confusing for those who watch people living in poverty. When we see someone who is obviously poor making a…

When people hear that the government is taking public comment on some proposal or other, there’s a natural temptation to think, “Bah, why bother? It’s a done deal. They never read those emails anyway.” Officials…

Max and Beth Ann Turner will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary May 11. Max Turner and Beth Ann James were married May 11, 1968, at Iola’s Wesley United Methodist Church. They have one daughter, Christina…

  Bessie Mae Mathews, age 79, of Moran, passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2018, at Moran Manor. Bessie was born April 30, 1939, in Mapleton, to John C. Lucas and Bertha M. Brown Lucas. Bessie…

Ina Jeanne Dody, 83, of Le Roy, died April 12, 2018, at Yates Center Health Center and Rehab. A celebration of life will be held at 3 p.m. May 8 at the home of her…

David Dwight Jerdee, 64, of Humboldt, passed away at his home on Feb. 8, 2018. He was born March 28, 1953, in Milwaukee to Leo Myron & Lorraine Marion (Erdmann) Jerdee. He graduated from Washington…

Jeanne Louise Chambers Bills died in Katy, Texas, on Thursday, April 19, 2018. She was born on Nov. 30, 1926, in Chanute, to Dr. and Mrs. A.R. Chambers. She grew up in Iola, where her…

Matthew Michael Gengler, age 40, of Iola, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Iola on May 1, 2018. Matt was born on Nov. 27, 1977, in Beloit, to Walter Michael Gengler and Mary Ellen…

Dr. Kyle McCammon of Bridgeport, W.Va., passed away Saturday, April 28, in Glenn, Mich. He was born on Oct. 4, 1958, in Iola, the son of Duane and Betty Mc-Cammon. He graduated from Iola High…

DISTRICT COURT Judge Daniel Creitz Civil cases filed: Macey Heger vs. Brec Sicka, other domestic Lori A. Holman vs. Michael E. Holman, divorce Maria L. Gray vs. Trevor L. Gray, divorce State of Kansas vs.…