Month: July 2019
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) One of the Wimbledon semifinalists has won 23 major titles. The other three women playing Thursday have combined to win one. If experience and accomplishments count for anything, Serena Williams has…
HUMBOLDT ? Beth Barlow shared her vision with Humboldt City Council members about a project A Bolder Humboldt, a local development group, intends for the trailhead at the northeast edge of town. The plan will…
Iolas ordinances regulating lawn maintenance has drawn the ire of local resident Shirley Blomquist. Blomquist complained Monday to City Council members about a notice she received on a rental property she owns, including: Being…
Humboldt Council members gave 7-0 support (Councilwoman Sarah Lassman was absent) to a Nov. 5 referendum for a half-cent sales tax to support street improvements throughout town. If passed, the increase would bump Humboldt local…
Iola schools have a new mission. Or, at least, a new mission statement: “We educate all students for career and college readiness.” The USD 257 board of education added new mission and vision statements, updating…
The Humboldt Board of Education met on Monday night and listened to a report from Recreation Director Darcie Croisant. Croisant said that the summer baseball and softball programs had 16 total teams with 202 participants.…
LEAVENWORTH, Kansas Republican former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach announced Monday that hes running for the U.S. Senate seat held by Pat Roberts. Kobach beat then-Gov. Jeff Colyer in the primary election last…
SALINA An altercation in a McDonalds parking lot Friday resulted in the death of former Iolan Scotty McMurray. The Salina Journal reported McMurray, 32, Salina, had become involved in a physical altercation with Austin…
Ivan Earl Trester Sr., 74, Iola, died Friday, July 5, 2019, at Richmond Healthcare in Richmond. Ivan was born Feb. 24, 1945, in Iola to Bert and Maxine (Sheer) Trester. Ivan was preceded in death…
Iola police officers arrested Jeremiah Miller, 33, and Kimberly Arnold, 34, both of Iola, for suspicion of domestic battery early Sunday in the 400 block of South First Street. Jeffery Nowell, 45, Iola, was arrested…
