Tag: Iola
Its hard to change the world when you are hungry, Humanity Houses Tracy Keagle says. Thats why she hopes people from all walks of life attend the Allen County Food Policy Forum from 6 to…
Robin Heard, wife of former Iolan Scott Heard, will be the voice of NASA Wednesday afternoon as part of coverage of a cargo rocket launch to support the International Space Station. Heard, who has worked…
The last Lenten breakfast of the season will be at 7 a.m. Wednesday at Calvary United Methodist Church at the corner of Jackson and Walnut. The breakfasts are sponsored by the Iola Ministerial Alliance. The…
Edward P. Marquis, Iola meat packer, was presented the 1964 Kansas Meat Packer of the Year award at the meat packers convention yesterday at Emporia. Marquis is president and general manager of the M&M Packing…
Iolan Kirby Gregg snapped this photo of a black squirrel darting along a power line last week over South Kentucky Street. Gregg had spotted the squirrel, with a splotch of red on its chest, on…
Marmaton Valley Junior High track competed at two meets last weeks and came back with multiple top-eight finishes. On Tuesday, the Wildcats competed at the Terry Lower Invite in Iola at Municipal Stadium. The eighth-grade…
Larry Laver?s childhood on a farm prepared him for an active, hardworking lifestyle. He spent his youth running up and down creek beds and helping his neighbors bale hay. He always wanted a horse but…
Angie Rourk and Bri Mueller gave the program Listen to Yourself, for the April 3 meeting of the Allen County Area Retired School Personnel. There were 27 members in attendance. The duo encouraged members…
For all the accolades she?s received ? a singer/songwriter award from Lawrence and increased demand to perform across the state, etc. ? Damaris Kunkler still isn?t comfortable calling herself a genuine singer/songwriter. You could have…
A passion for tackling food insecurity through public policy has earned Iola native Clara Wicoff, a junior at Kansas State University, a 2019 Harry S. Truman Scholarship. Wicoff, daughter of Lisa and Joel Wicoff, was…
