Month: July 2019
Crews with Ray?s Metal Depot began demolition Monday of four houses in the 400 block of East Jackson Avenue near Iola High School. The first to be demolished was the former Cook house. The houses…
Iola City Council members indicated a willingness to find a compromise when it comes to financial support of Allen County Regional Hospital. At issue is the annual $300,000 payment the city makes to the county,…
Iola City Council members arent keen on removing a stoplight at the intersection of Madison Avenue and Buckeye Street. The removal was suggested earlier this month by Iola mayoral candidate Larry Walden, who noted foot…
GARNETT Political differences took a back seat Monday night in Garnett as a crowd of roughly 100 people met at Anderson County Junior – Senior High School to visit with Lieutenant Governor Lynn Rogers…
Twenty-five years ago this summer, the boyhood home of Maj. Gen. Frederick Funston was moved to the Iola square. The home, originally built north of Iola on what is now Old 169 Highway, was brought…
John Jay Barker Herbie, of Iola, passed away on Wednesday, July 17, 2019, at the age of 63. John was born in Iola, on July 16, 1956. He graduated from Iola High School in 1974.…
Carol A. Long, age 66, of Independence, passed away Friday, July 19, 2019 at her home. Carol was born on July 22, 1952 in Iola, to Ray A. Karr and Betty Jean (Hambrick) Karr. She…
The dog days of summer have brought a familiar treat to the Allen County Farmers Market: melons! Growers have begun plucking fresh cantaloupe and watermelon from their gardens and brought them for purchase. Thursdays Farmers…
Kathleen Tinsley, age 96, of Broken Arrow, Okla., and formerly of Checotah, Okla., passed away on Sunday, July 21, 2019. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Colony High Point Cowboy Church, Colony, with…
The Iola Public Library Intrepid Readers, a book discussion group that meets monthly, will discuss The Overstory by Richard Powers. Powerss novel, the winner of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, is a story of…
