Month: December 2018
MADISON, Wis. (AP) Still stinging from an election loss, Wisconsin Republicans on Monday tried to push through measures that would weaken the incoming Democratic administration and allow outgoing Republican Gov. Scott Walker to make…
Margaret Ellen Rogers, 95, Iola, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018, at Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola. She was born Dec. 18, 1922, on the farm east of Blue Mound, the daughter of…
Jannie M. Shisler, 94, Iola, passed away on Monday, Dec. 3, 2018, at Windsor Place Nursing Home in Iola. Jannie was the fourth of five children born to Frank and Mary (Kozubik) Machart. She was…
The 31st Judicial District Court will be among state and federal offices closed Wednesday for a national day of mourning for former President George H.W. Bush. Those who are scheduled to appear in court Wednesday…
Iola United Methodist Women learned about Gods toolbox at their Nov. 8 meeting at Calvary United Methodist Church. Gerry Uphoff presented the lesson, explaining the tools God uses (including us) are all part of His…
WASHINGTON The Capitol welcomed the late President George H.W. Bush to the rotunda for the last time on Monday, with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell hailing the 41st president as a humble public servant…
PARIS (AP) The French governments decision to suspend fuel tax and utility hikes today did little to appease protesters, who called the move a first step and vowed to fight on after large-scale rioting…
The Kansas Forest Service is offering low-cost conservation tree and shrub seedlings for purchase again this year. These seedlings are to be used in conservation plantings, such as home/livestock windbreaks, living snow fences, Christmas tree…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) The last weekly government report for the 2018 growing season shows fall harvest for the major farm crops in Kansas is nearly finished. The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Monday that…
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Kansas States College of Veterinary Medicine has received a $2.2 million donation from Hills Pet Nutrition. The $2.2 million gift is the largest corporate donation in history for the college. The…
