Tag: community service
Janie Works was given the Community Service Award by the Cofachique Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution Saturday. Karen Gilpin presented the award to Works for her success in creating a daycare facility…
To those who felt called to serve their country, the Iola American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 15 are sending out another call: Join us. Membership has plummeted for both of the Iola…
Talk about your busy weekends. The Rev. Dyton Owen arrived in Iola on a Thursday evening, started unpacking on Friday and Saturday, and by Sunday morning was greeting members at Iola’s Wesley United Methodist Church,…
MORAN — The Marmaton Valley High School Kansas Association of Youth (KAY) Club earned the Gold Award for its community service efforts for the 2021-22 school year. The award was announced at the Nov. 3…
Dan and Linda Johnson take the idea of giving back very seriously. Just ask about their volunteer service, and even they have a difficult time remembering the long, long list of organizations. After Saturday, they’ll…
Life has recently thrown ACC student-athletes Eduardo Tavares, David Almeida and Tiago Troyano Pereverziev de Abreu quite a curveball. The three soccer players, all hailing from Brazil, cannot return to their home country due to…
Finding themselves socially isolated because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Iolans Marsha and Kenneth Storrer felt at a loss as to how they could help their community. So they became Good Samaritans to the environment. On…
Alan Hauser continues to find new ways to be on the go since his retirement four years ago as chief financial officer for the Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center. At age 68, Hauser is an…
The City of Iola will offer a leaf pickup day on Dec. 2. Its not necessary to call the city to make arrangements for pickup. Crews will pass through town only once. In case of…
An essay contest open to area high school juniors and seniors will examine community service. The contest is sponsored by the Kansas Masonic Foundation, and looks at how the students feel about community service and…
