Month: January 2020

Bill Owens died a week ago. He was passionate about hunting and fishing, cherished every opportunity to be outdoors. For many years I lived near Bill in south Iola. Charlie Turley was across the alley…

SAND SPRINGS, Okla. (AP) — A man stole a pickup truck with a sleeping passenger and a goat inside it and drove it all the way from Missouri to Oklahoma before releasing the terrified victim…

It is with great sadness that I announce that I will be leaving Tri-Valley at the end of January and therefore this will be my last column.  I tendered my resignation in order to assume…

The playoffs have arrived! This year’s playoff field is absolutely wide open, especially on the NFC side, but who is the best? Take a peek into the all-knowing crystal ball as Charles McDonald ranks all…

Carlyle Presbyterian Church Pastor Steve Traw discussed “Woe to Babylon,” taken from Revelation Chapter 18, during his Sunday message. Traw said God is warning his people to separate themselves from false or man-made religious systems.…

Dallas’ Luka Doncic received more fan votes than any other player in the opening week of balloting for the NBA All-Star Game. The NBA released the first voting totals on Thursday and Doncic has received…

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A look at the upcoming week around the Big 12 Conference.   GAME OF THE  WEEKEND  No. 16 West Virginia heads to Allen Fieldhouse to take on third-ranked Kansas on Saturday…

Former Fredonia official guilty on child porn charge FREDONIA — A former Fredonia city administrator pleaded guilty to child pornography charges, according to The Wilson County Citizen. Michael Ohrt, 40, entered a plea in November…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Police in California are asking for help finding the missing 25-year-old son of two Missouri judges.  The Springfield News-Leader reports  that Alexander Holden was last seen on New Year’s Eve in…

In 1965, Ballou “Stub” Heigele, pictured above, took over his family’s harness, leather and upholstery shop in the 200 block of South Street.  Four generations of the Heigele family ran the business that was begun…