Month: March 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was sentenced to a total of seven and a half years in prison on federal charges, then was hit almost immediately with fresh state charges in…
WASHINGTON (AP) ? As country after country grounded Boeing?s 737 Max jets after a deadly crash Sunday in Ethiopia, U.S. air safety regulators remained resolute in their refusal to do so ? until Wednesday. That?s…
NEW YORK (AP) A man said by federal prosecutors to have been a top leader of New Yorks notorious Gambino crime family was shot and killed Wednesday on Staten Island. Francesco Franky Boy Cali,…
Marvin K. Stanley, 82, Elsmore, passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City. Marvin was born Nov. 25, 1936, in Iola, to Curtis Stanley and Cleo (Nelson) Stanley.…
Iola High Schools FFA chapter pulled in several key awards March 7 at the Allen Community College Dairy Cattle and Poultry Show. Iolas B team took home first place in poultry, led by Lorie Carpenters…
MORAN Debra Colgin, a first-grade teacher at Marmaton Valley Elementary School, is retiring at the end of the school year. Colgin, in her 39th year with USD 256, notified Board of Education members Monday…
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Former Texas Rep. Beto ORourke announced today that hell seek the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, pledging to win over voters from both major parties as he tries to translate his political…
Despite a plethora of statistics, nothing could keep down the emotion and energy Tuesday night in a wide-ranging discussion about the April 2 school bond issue. About 125 local residents battled torrential rains to attend…
Registered voters from USD 257 can begin casting their ballots in advance of the special April 2 school bond election. Early voting is in the Allen County clerks office during regular business hours, or voters…
The Allen Community College Cheer and Dance Teams competed at the 2019 Region VI Competition in Salina over the weekend. The Firestarters Dance Team placed third in Pom and soloist Emma Weseloh received second place…
