Month: August 2019

With approval of $35 million worth of school projects this past April, USD 257 taxpayers expected to see a tax increase in next year’s budget.  Yes, that tax increase is coming, but thankfully, at a…

MORAN — Marmaton Valley USD 256 will receive a $2,500 grant, courtesy of area farmer Jim Armstrong. The donation was made possible through the America’s Farmers Grow Communities program, sponsored by the Bayer Fund. Celebrating…

Humboldt Speedway — In Love’s Travel Stops Midwest Modifieds, Rob Muilenburg used a lightning-fast track to secure his 8th win on the year and put a lamp on the track championship. Muilenburg outdistanced fellow Spart,…

USD 257 board members welcomed the leader of a construction company that will oversee $35 million in school projects over the next three years or so.  Randy Coonrod, chairman of the board for Coonrod &…

Bob Gene Cason, age 90, of Gas, passed away Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019, at Windsor Place, Iola, Kansas. Bob was born March 7, 1929, in Iola, to S.E. (Boe) Cason and Ruth A. (Howey) Cason.…

Linda Louise McCullough, age 72, of Iola, passed away Friday, Aug. 9, 2019, at the Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola. Linda was born Aug. 18, 1946, in Blue Mound, to Richard McCullough and Dora (Hole)…

Iola City Council members will reconvene next week to finalize the city’s 2020 budget, but only after an additional $421,000 worth of spending is pulled from the plan. The edict came following an hour-long discussion…

Rogene McCullough, age 91, of Humboldt, passed away on Aug. 11, 2019 at Guest Home Estates in Chanute. She was born on Oct. 19, 1927 to Clyde and Opal (Ormsby) Baldwin in Emporia. She married…

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes dropped back to pass early in the Kansas City Chiefs’ preseason opener against Cincinnati and, feeling the pressure of the pass rush collapsing the pocket around him, wisely…

The NBA schedule is a little bit easier on players. Fans might be catching a break — and some more sleep — as well. The league announced its 2019-20 schedule on Monday, featuring another dip in…