Month: October 2018
Middle School Girls Basketball: Iola Ponies The Pony girls basketball team got off to an uneven start to the season on Thursday, leaving Garnett with a 1-2 record. The two varsity teams lost their game…
Glen Cunningham played Softly and Tenderly for the prelude and Jesus Paid It All for the offertory Sunday. Pastor Steve Traws message, A View of the Heavens, was taken from Psalm 8:1-9. A fellowship dinner…
Royce Mathis Royce Andrew Mathis, son of Iolans Joshua and Laura Mathis, was born Aug. 15, 2018, in Chanute. Royce weighed 8 pounds, 12 ounces, and was 21.5 inches long. He has an older sister,…
Alice Hood was presented with a Dedicated Life certificate during an Iola United Methodist Women meeting Sept. 27 at Calvary United Methodist Church. A candle will burn in her honor during the 2019 UMW Conference…
Greg Orman would seem to be the definition of a self-made millionaire and successful businessman. Orman would like to add governor of Kansas to that resumé. It isnt going to happen. When Orman announced his…
Dear editor, A belated thank you to the Farm City Days Committee. They did a good job of salvaging a good share of the activities. Also, thanks to Allen Community College and the Iola Community…
Fall is finally upon us. The Humanity House Community Garden received the brunt of the floodwaters, and cleanup from the flood and for winter has begun. This year despite the deer and the squash beetles,…
Iola High School has announced its first quarter honor rolls for the 2018-19 school year. The honor roll is based on a 4-point scal Students a D or F is disqualified. The rolls follow: All…
Marilyn Sue Hemminger, 74, of Marshalltown, Iowa, passed away Wednesday morning, Oct. 17, 2018 at her home with her family by her side under the care of the Iowa River Hospice. Visitation will be 2…
Mary Margaret Grant, age 101, of Iola, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018, at Windsor Place, Iola. Margaret was born Oct. 10, 1917, in Altamont, to William Wiley Gallop and Margaret Noland Gallop. Margaret…
