Month: May 2019

Iola Rotarians from left, Tom and Judy Brigham, Luka Kapkai and Bob Hawk were in Coffeyville Monday to celebrate a successful fundraiser from Coffeyville Elementary School. Coffeyville students raised $1,852.09 through a “penny war” fundraiser…

Lindsey Temaat, a recent graduate of Allen Community College, interviewed ACC trustees for the school?s online publication, The Flame.    Members of the Board of Trustees at ACC play a big role in overseeing operations…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly on Monday vetoed an extra $51 million payment to Kansas’ public pension system while signing the bulk of a state budget approved by the Republican-controlled Legislature. Kelly…

Editor?s note: Piqua native Fred Kipp, who pitched Major League Baseball in the 1950s for the Dodgers in Brooklyn and Los Angeles and later the New York Yankees, will be in Yates Center Saturday to…

Iola High School head girls tennis coach Jenn Bycroft is hosting her annual tennis camp this week at the Iola High School tennis courts.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The dean of the University of Kansas’ School of Medicine in Wichita is warning that a private medical school proposed in the city could overburden the state’s health care system and…

BURLINGTON — Marmaton Valley, Crest and Southern Coffey County all made their way to Burlington on Friday for the 1A regional track meet and each school left qualified for state in at least three events…

PITTSBURG, Kan. (AP) — Much of Kansas remains under flood warnings or watches as heavy rains are expected to push streams and rivers out of their banks. The National Weather Service says more than 3.5…

For its 20th annual summer production, the Allen Community College Youth Theatre program is returning to its melodramatic roots. Tryouts are from 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday for “Wildcat Katie Brown, Or ……

Three Allen County high school seniors — Cole Regehr, Iola, Morgan Mauk, Humboldt, and Sarah Spillman, Marmaton Valley — will receive $500 college scholarships, courtesy of the LaHarpe High School alumni and friends.