Month: April 2019
If all goes well, the Recreation Community Building at Riverside Park could be open by mid-June. Iola City Council members accepted a pair of bids Thursday to replace the building’s floor after it was flooded…
Iola City Council members arent much interested in change for changes sake when it comes to downtown parking; or on the size of the Council, for that matter. Members discussed the influx of downtown dwellers…
If theres enough interest, the Fearless Fred trolley will give a 90-minute tour of south Iola Saturday. The tour will take passengers to see the disc golf course, the Lehigh Portland trail complex and other…
Its not easy to keep high school students motivated when it comes to online learning, Iola High School Principal Scott Crenshaw told USD 257 board members Monday night. To provide a more conducive learning environment,…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas new Democratic governor on Monday vetoed a measure that would require clinics and doctors to tell their patients about a disputed treatment to stop a medication abortion after a woman…
Lloyd L. Specht, age 92, of Piqua, passed away Friday, April 19, 2019, at his rural Piqua home. Lloyd was born on April 21, 1926, in Piqua, to Carl E. Specht and Mary Louise Konen…
Marilyn Jean (Stout) Ablard, 74, formerly of Iola, died Saturday, April 20, 2019. A visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Friday in Garrett Chapel at College Church of the Nazarene, Olathe, with funeral services at…
Youngsters attending school at USD 257 have an opportunity to take a memorable ride to class on the last day of school. The Iola CITF/PRIDE Committee is hosting a Fun Ride Auction for students in…
Flo Haynes presented a timely lesson on the Stations of the Cross at the March 28 Iola United Methodist Women meeting. The Hayneses have visited many cathedrals during their travels. She shared pictures and explanations…
PRETTY PRARIE, Kan. (AP) Students at a Kansas school where the band room was extensively damaged are back to practice thanks to a donation from another school district. KAKE-TV reports the Hutchinson Public Schools…
