Month: March 2019
Three Kansas hospitals are among six hospitals once run by a North Kansas City-based company that have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Two of the three, Horton Community Hospital and Oswego Community Hospital, have…
Carolyn J. Murphey, age 71, of Iola, died Friday, March 15, 2019, at Menorah Medical Center, Overland Park, Kansas. Carolyn was born July 27, 1947 in Moran, to Harry B. Mefford and Louise M. (Cox).…
NEW YORK (AP) An 8-year-old boys victory as New York state chess champion will be his familys ticket out of a homeless shelter. The New York Times reported that Tani Adewumi won the state…
Dana Boise Molen, 71, died Jan. 17, 2019, in Iowa City, Iowa. He was the father of Iolan Dawn Wilson, as well as three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, two sisters and many nieces and nephews.…
65 Years Ago March 1954 The walls of Iolas new National Guard Armory will begin to take form next week. The contractor will also build the new Allen County State Bank building on the south…
Allen softball split their home, league-opening series versus Hutchinson on Monday, beating the Lady Dragons 9-1 in game one before falling 5-0 in game two. The series moves the Lady Devils to 5-16 overall and…
Dear editor: Having just attended the most recent Iola Rotary club meeting, I feel good about my decision to support all the current bond issues. The program given by Lori Cooper and Tim Stauffer reinforced…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Bill Self has taken three teams to the Final Four and won a national title, he has more Big 12 championship rings than fingers and a national coach of the year…
Dear editor, It seems odd to me that whenever someone has a different point of view they are described as negative, cynical, and practicing dissent. Maybe we could use some other terms to describe people…
