Month: October 2018
Saudi Arabia, so far, has tried bluster and bullying to silence the questions about journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who disappeared in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul two weeks ago Tuesday. On Sunday, a regime statement threatened…
60 Years Ago October 1958 The Lincoln Food Mart is under new ownership. Mrs. Walter Hartman purchased the store from A.R. Looker on Aug. 20. She is being assisted by A.W. Anderson, retired Iola grocer,…
Failures by major retail outlets are adding up so quickly that its become hard to keep track, let alone distinguish whether one has more meaning than another. The bankruptcy filing of Sears is nonetheless a…
It’s the moment when a singer hits a note that sends chills down your spine. Or when an actor says his line with just the right punch or inflection. Those are the moments that only…
Both Iola High School and Iola Middle School jazz bands performed during the Jazz at the Bandstand event Tuesday downtown.
Former Iolans Anthony and Aubri Hanson consider themselves lucky. Their home withstood a direct hit from Hurricane Michael, which pounded the Gulf Coast with nearly unprecedented fury last week. The storm, which grew from a…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) ? A contentious Kansas governor?s race has become a referendum on how a Republican experiment in slashing income taxes went awry, what lessons arose from the budget misery that followed and whether…
Members of the Iola Fire Department are putting on a different hat going from firefighters to fire-preventers as part of National Fire Prevention Month. The Fire Department has visited with more than 950…
MORAN A benefit concert and community talent night are planned for Oct. 27, to benefit USD 256 Superintendent of Schools Ken McWhirter and his wife, Connie. Kenneth McWhirter has been sidelined for several months…
The Kansas Highway Patrol will conduct a free car seat safety event from 1 to 3 p.m. Oct. 27 at Iola Walmart. Certified child passenger safety technicians will offer free car seat inspections and education…
