In 2010, there were 5,387 people, 2,211 households, and 1,320 families living in Colby.
Colby has a mayor-council form of government. The mayor rules over the city council. The mayor has final approval over rules the council passes. The mayor shares responsibility for creating policy and approving the city budget with the council. With the council's consent, the mayor chooses all members of the city boards and. The city council has eight members elected by ward every four years. The city manager is hired by the council. The city manager is responsible for preparing the budget, administering day-to-day operations, and managing city government people.
Colby Public Schools (Unified School District 315) has four public schools in the city:
There are also two private schools in Colby:
Interstate 70 runs east–west south of Colby. U.S. Route 24 runs east–west through the city. It intersects K-25, which runs north–south.
Colby Municipal Airport is n K-25. It is about 2 miles (3 km) north of the city.
The "Colby Free Press" is Colby's local newspaper. It publishes four days per week. In addition, Colby Community College publishes a bi-weekly student newspaper, the "Trojan Express".
Colby is a center of broadcast media for northwestern Kansas. One AM and four FM stations are licensed to the city. Colby is in the Wichita-Hutchinson television market.
Ulysses, Kansas
Ulysses (pronounced ) is a city in and the county seat of Grant County, Kansas, United States. It is named after Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States. In 2010, 6,161 people lived there.
In 1831, south of the future site of Ulysses, Kansas, (at that time, it was a part of Northern Mexico Territory), explorer Jedediah Smith was killed by Comanche warriors. This was on May 27, 1831. The first Ulysses town was created in June 1885. It was about two miles east of present-day Ulysses. About six weeks later Ulysses' first newspaper, "The Grant County Register", started publishing.
Ulysses is at (37.580055, -101.357532). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that, is land and is water.
In 2010, there were 6,161 people, 2,140 households, and 1,618 families living in Ulysses.
U.S. Route 160 goes West to east though Ulysses. It goes across the state of Kansas. K-25 (Kansas highway) goes north to south through the city and the state of Kansas.
Ulysses airport (KULS) is in the county. It has a 6,000 ft. x 100' north south (35-17) runway and a second 4'600 x 60' runway (12-30).
Ulysses is in the Wichita-Hutchinson, Kansas television market.
Paola, Kansas
Paola is a city in Miami County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat. In 2010, 5,602 people lived there.
At the start of the 19th century, the area was mostly controlled by the Osage people.
Settlement of the area happened when Kaskaskia, Peoria, Wea, and Piankeshaw tribes were forced to move to the area between 1827 and 1832. These created the Confederated Allied Tribe. It was led by Baptiste Peoria, who was of both French and Indian ethnicity. They called their settlement Peoria Village.
In 1912, James Patterson moved to Paola. He did this to create his winter headquarters for his traveling circus. It was called the Patterson Circus. The circus continued until 1927. A wall mural about it is at 106 W. Peoria. The Patterson's home is still in Paola on the 600 block of north Mulberry. It is the only remaining building from the circus winter headquarters.
Paola is at (38.573599, -94.873456). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that, is land and is water.
Paola has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Paola has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.
In 2010, there were 5,602 people, 2,173 households, and 1,407 families living in Paola.
Iola, Kansas
Iola (pronounced ) is a city along the Neosho River in the northwestern part of Allen County, in southeast Kansas, in the central United States. In 2010, 5,704 people lived there. Iola is the county seat of Allen County. It is named after Iola Colborn.
Iola is at (37.923, -95.400). The city is along the eastern bank of the Neosho River. it is between Deer Creek, to the north, and Rock Creek, to the south, with Coon Creek going through the city. U.S. Route 54 goes through Iola along Madison Street. It interchanges with U.S. Route 169, which goes near the east side of the city. The smaller cities of Gas and La Harpe are a few miles to the east along US-54. The tiny city of Bassett is near Iola's southern border. The city of Humboldt is about to the south along US-169.
The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that, is land and is water.
Iola has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Iola has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.
In 2010, there were 5,704 people, 2,357 households, and 1,418 families living in Iola.
Iola has its yearly Farm City Days in mid-October. It's a celebration. It has a parade and a carnival. It started in 1971 when Stanley Dreher, Gary Parker, and Leon Catron tried getting people to go out to the farm. The reason for the event is to show appreciation to its farm-town qualities.
Bus service is provided north towards Kansas City, Missouri and south towards Tulsa, Oklahoma by Jefferson Lines (subcontractor of Greyhound Lines).
Allen County Airport is three miles south of the city. City bus and rail service have stopped.
The "Iola Register" is the local newspaper. It publishes on weekdays and Saturday.
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Lee County was founded on October 26, 1866, and named for Robert E. Lee.
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Aladdin al-Ayyubi
Aladdin al-Ayyubi (Arabic:علاء الدين الأيوبي)(Born 1958) is a Syrian TV presenter. He died of a heart attack while he was working at his office in Damascus at the age of 57.
He held a diploma in commerce and economics and a diploma in media. He presented several television and radio programs, most recently he was  the manager director of the Noor al-Sham satellite channel.
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