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New minister leads United Methodists By RICK DANLEY The Iola Register
In a move signaling the new alignment of the town’s three United Methodist churches under a single leadership, the congregations from Wesley, Calvary and Trinity Churches will convene a joint service this Sunday. Calvary will play host. “It’s a chance for all of us to worship as one,” said the Rev. Jocelyn Tupper, the new senior pastor recently tapped to lead the three-point charge. “And we’re going to have fellowship afterward, where everyone will be sharing in that time together.” Tupper, who arrived in Iola two months ago from her previous post in Superior, Neb., frames the recent alliance between three of Iola’s oldest — and historically distinct churches — this way: “I remember hearing someone say early on, as we were meeting about this, that they wanted [the new alignment] to be viewed, simply, as the United Methodist presence in Iola. I think that’s the best
Toni Taylor, left, and Kelly Sigg of Audacious Boutique sit with purses and other merchandise that they had yet to put on display at Sigg’s new Pittsburg store. REGISTER/SUSAN LYNN
Audacious spreads success
By SUSAN LYNN The Iola Register
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ITTSBURG — Once you’ve tasted success, it’s hard to not want more. But the two don’t necessarily follow. In Kelly Sigg’s case, it’s a good bet she’ll score another
winner. Owner of Audacious Boutique, a downtown Iola women’s clothing store, Sigg opened a second store on Friday in downtown Pittsburg. The Pittsburg store will carry much the same as the Iola location. The only addition will be clothing and ac-
cessories that compliment Pittsburg State University’s colors of red and gold. “It’s our ‘Game Day’ attire,” Sigg said. Located at 511 N. Broadway, the store is a short distance from the PSU campus. See SUCCESS | Page A5
The Rev. Jocelyn Tupper way to look at it. “This is a very new venture. We don’t have any blueprints; there’s no template for what we’re doing. Activities will continue in each church as they always have. But there is always great strength when people can come together, and we feel that we can be a stronger, more cohesive presence in the town by utilizing the talents in all three churches.” Tupper, who — with the See TUPPER | Page A6
Fast cars, fellowship fuel racing dreams By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register
LAHARPE — John Heard figures he’ll take his 1971 Chevy Nova for a spin this weekend. He won’t go far — he couldn’t if he wanted to. And he won’t take long — the quicker the better. And if all goes well, Heard will be hoisting a trophy late
Sunday afternoon at Mo-Kan Dragway in rural Asbury, Mo. Heard will participate in the 50th annual Labor Day Nationals, where he’ll race in the Mako Real Street Division. Each race will take less than 5 seconds, and he’ll go in excess of 150 mph across the one-eighth mile track. Heard is optimistic he can build on his most successful
racing season to date, with three wins under his belt already. Heard races at several regional tracks, stretching from Wichita to Tulsa and Rogersville, Mo., on the outskirts of Springfield. HEARD, who has raced almost regularly since 2003, See HEARD | Page A4
John Heard, LaHarpe, has had his most successful season as a drag-racer in 2015. COURTESY PHOTO
New school finance law explained By BOB JOHNSON The Iola Register
scheme, a school bus pull and a cheering contest among supporters of the various participants. Most of the buses, including the ones on loan to Io-
Numbers may not always be what they seem, Craig Neuenswander told Iola Rotarians Thursday. Neuenswander, former USD 257 superintendent of schools, is now director of the state Department of Education School Finance Team. Ask a legislator leaning conspicuously to the right and he or she will say schools are getting more state aid. Ask an educator, and the answer will be diametrically opposed. Both perspectives are correct, Neuenswander said. Because of the way school funding is now distributed through block grants, “it makes the general fund” — the primary source of instructional money — “look like there’s more money,” he observed.
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Iola High School Student Council members who helped paint a bus that will be entered in bus races tonight at Humboldt Speedway are, front from left, Sophie Whitney, Clarie Moran, Clara Wicoff, Olivia Taylor, Erin Klubek, Isaiah Wicoff and USD 257 transportation secretary Chi Wiggin; second from left, Yohon Sinclair, Connor Farrell, Chase Regehr, Taelyn Sutterby, Bobbi Sinclair, Brooklyn Storrer, Camryn Freimiller, Abigail Taylor and USD 257 bus driver Gabe Gregg. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN
School bus races at Humboldt Speedway tonight By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register
In what promises to be an evening filled with horsepower, artistry and plenty of school spirit, bus drivers will
take to the dirt track at Humboldt Speedway. The flag drops at 7 o’clock tonight for the second annual school bus races at Humboldt Speedway. Organizers expect at least 20 buses, almost double the
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12 that traversed the threeeighths-mile track at last year’s inaugural event. And while the races are the focal point of the evening, there is plenty of other fun in store, including an award to the bus with the best paint
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