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Iola · IolaBailee Campbell hit a walk-off home run to end one game and made a dazzling defense play at second base in the other, while teammates Brooklyn Goehring had a monster day at the plate Allen Community College’s sweep of Highland Allen Community College’s Brooklyn Goehring connects on a hit Wednesday against Highland. Allen Community College’s Killer B’s created quite the buzz on the softball diamond Wednesday. Brooklyn Goehring and Bailee Campbell…See the Story
Killer B's strike as Red Devils sweep past Highland - The Iola Register
Iola · IolaTerra Morehead, who retired as a federal prosecutor last August, has agreed to turn over her law license as part of an agreement with a Kansas disciplinary board. As a Wyandotte County prosecutor in the 1990s, Morehead helped KCKPD Detective Roger Golubski frame an innocent man who spent 23 years in prison. Terra Morehead, a longtime county and federal prosecutor who helped police frame at least one innocent man, has agreed to surrender her law …See the Story
Kansas prosecutor surrenders law license - The Iola Register
Iola · IolaFollowing a series of volcanic eruptions Wednesday, Indonesian authorities have ordered more than 11,000 people to leave the area. Officials have also issued a tsunami alert. JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities issued a tsunami alert Wednesday after eruptions at Ruang mountain sent ash thousands of feet high. Officials ordered more than 11,000 people to leave the area. The volcano on the northern side of Sulawesi island had at least…See the Story
Alert issued after volcano erupts Wednesday - The Iola Register
Iola · IolaYou’ll never have a better reason to sort through your attic or garage than now. Organizers with the “American Pickers,” a History Channel series that explores the world of antiquing, will come this way in June — but only if it’s worth their time. The show’s crew is reviewing submissions now from across Kansas to determine their route. The pickers do not select stores, flea markets, malls, auction businesses, museums, or anything open to the pu…See the Story
‘American Pickers’ coming - The Iola Register
Iola · IolaA pitchers duel featuring Iola’s Korbin Cloud and Osawatomie’s Cooper Peterson fell Iola’s way in a 2-0 nail biter Tuesday. The Mustangs then scored 14 runs in the first inning of Game 2 and completed the sweep with an 18-3 romp. Iola High’s baseball team gave the local fans both kinds of victories to savor Tuesday. The first, a tense, edge-of-your-seat pitcher’s duel, saw Iola’s Korbin Cloud come out just ahead of Osawatomie’s Cooper Peterson i…See the Story
Iola rolls past Osawatomie - The Iola Register
Iola · IolaHundreds of signatures in favor of a Fort Hays State campus polling location were sent to the Ellis County clerk Tuesday. The petition continues a long-running dispute between university students and the county clerk who administers elections. TOPEKA — Hundreds of people have signed a petition asking for a polling location on the Fort Hays State University campus, continuing a long-running dispute between university students and the county clerk…See the Story
Hundreds support petition - The Iola Register
Iola · IolaBut that will be difficult when a majority of producers do not feel personally responsible for groundwater depletion and do not believe they need to minimize or reduce their groundwater use. The Ogallala Aquifer Summit took place in Liberal last month. About 200 stakeholders gathered to hear discussions about the future of irrigated agriculture in those areas that overlay the Ogallala. Given publicity about the decline of the water levels in th…See the Story
We must take ownership of the Ogallala Aquifer's decline - The Iola Register
Kris Kobach · IolaLegislation endorsed by Attorney General Kris Kobach and signed into law by Gov. Laura Kelly would raise the authorized level of statewide funding to crime victims to $500,000, up from $300,000. TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly and Attorney General Kris Kobach celebrated doubling the maximum weekly compensation to Kansas crime victims and granting to members of the state board responsible for reviewing aid applications greater latitude to make awards b…See the Story