Month: March 2019
A half-dozen Iola High School band students defended their band teacher, Ranie Wahlmeier, before the USD 257 Board of Education Monday night. Wahlmeier is resigning, effective at the end of the school year. Wahlmeier has…
With Iola City Council members rejecting overtures from a developer in February to convert an old nursing home into an apartment complex here, the fate of the empty, crumbling building shouldnt be neglected, one Council…
HUMBOLDT Keeping a grocery in town has become a personal mission for Cole Herder, Humboldt administrator. Herder updated city council members of his efforts Monday. Moons Hometown Market announced its closure a month ago.…
March 1969 50 Years Ago Superintendent Ennor Horine presented a sorry picture of financing for the local school district, No. 257, last night, reporting that 90 percent of Kansas school districts are spending more on…
Kansas coach Bill Self feels the Texas Longhorns have already secured an NCAA Tournament berth. Self made the proclamation on the Big 12 coaches conference call on Monday, although he acknowledged the Longhorns may play…
HUMBOLDT After entertaining pitches from three architectural firms in a special meeting last week, the Humboldt board of education voted Monday to hire the Wichita-based firm DCS/GLMV to oversee a comprehensive evaluation of the…
Dear editor, We have lived in Iola since 1971 and have raised our children here. They both attended Jefferson school and graduated from both junior and senior high schools. Although they received a good education,…
Just when it seemed like the Chiefs might get shut out of the safety market on the first day of the NFLs negotiating period, an elite player appears to be on his way to Kansas…
Its been a grueling winter. Weve had record snowfalls in parts of Kansas, and cabin fever has taken its toll on all of us. The time has come for a hearty dose of sunshine. There…
Kevin Dean Howerton, age 50, of Gas, passed away March 5, 2019, at University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan. Kevin was born Aug. 20, 1968 in Iola, to Gary Howerton and Sharon (Damron)…
