Month: April 2019
Marmaton Valley High School sent two athletes to compete in the Pre-State Challenge in Wichita at Cessna Stadium. Bailey and Gage Griffith represented Marmaton Valley and each placed in their event. Bailey competed in the…
Family Footwear is the new name of Jacks Footwear, 13 W. Madison, and Bud McCrate will manage the shoe store. McCrate, well-known Iolan, started with the Economy Shoe Store 17 years ago and later was…
Humboldt baseball traveled to Burlington on Thursday and after a five-inning run-rule win in game one, lost their first game of the season in game two. The Cubs won game one 17-6 before falling 16-14…
Last week we learned that two local students have earned prestigious scholarships to pursue post-graduate degrees. Notice the choice of wording earned which well return to later. Emily Boyd, of Moran, has her…
Iola track split up on Thursday and dealt with the cold and blustery wind in both Wichita and Garnett. Some of the varsity and the junior varsity traveled to Anderson County to compete in their…
On April 6 more than 100 people watched Governor Laura Kelly sign a K-12 school finance bill that will increase school funding approximately $90 million in each of the next four years. Some Republicans joined…
Iola Middle School golf competed in two meets last week. The team traveled to Pittsburg on Monday and took fifth before traveling to Coffeyville on Wednesday to place fourth. At Pittsburg, Chris Holloway led the…
Some long-gone diseases are back, and the resurgence of measles in particular now poses a serious public health threat across the country. Yet the wacky, downright dangerous response of some Missouri lawmakers is to worry…
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) Tiger Woods blazing to victory in his Sunday red at the Masters, a scene once so familiar, was never more stunning. It was only two years ago at Augusta National that…
Iola golf competed at Parsons on Friday. Jeremy Waldman shot a 106 and placed 27th, Josh Kaufman shot a 109 and placed 29th and Grant Luedke shot a 137 and placed 36th. The Mustangs will…
