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70 Years Ago September 1948 Construction of the addition to M&M Packing company east of Iola has progressed rapidly over the past month. The Dalton Construction Co., Joplin, Mo., has the contract. This firm also…

Perhaps the events of the past two weeks — the death of John McCain, Bob Woodward’s new book exposing the inter-workings of the White House and the New York Time’s publication of an unsigned Op-Ed…

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Court procedures are likely to delay a Douglas County grand jury investigation into Secretary of State Kris Kobach’s office until well after the fall election. A Lawrence man, Steven Davis, who…

ARMA —  Crest volleyball hit a snag Thursday night in its triangular versus Northeast-Arma and Liberal (Mo.). The Lady Lancers were swept 25-11 and 25-18 to the host Lady Vikings. Senior Cassie Bowen led the…

Humanity House One in five girls have missed school due to not having period protection. Seventeen million women who live in poverty have to choose between good hygiene and food. Girls and women who do…

I would imagine that very few young people know what a “cog” is, since it is a term that is seldom used anymore. To me it is still relevant and makes a good analogy. For…

HS XC: Iola Mustangs FORT SCOTT — After last week’s season opener at Garnett was canceled due to weather, the Iola cross country team rebounded a week late in style, winning three out of their…

Former LaHarpe Police Chief Michael Duvall will receive a suspended jail sentence for three counts of sexual battery. Duvall, who served as La-Harpe’s police chief from October 2016 until his arrest last September, entered no-contest…

High School Tennis: Iola Fillies INDEPENDENCE — Iola High’s tennis team continued its steady improvement this season on Thursday when the Fillies landed a top-three finish in Independence. The Fillies went 8-8 on the day…

Taylor Swift, kinda-sorta. She has a concert scheduled at the Colts’ Lucas Oil Stadium the weekend of the NFL’s second Sunday. In order to avoid clashing with the Brickyard, the Colts would’ve had to open…