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Life changes on a dime. One minute everything is looking up; all the cogs are turning; everyone is healthy and happy. Life is good. In a moment, that can all change. Someone becomes ill; someone…
30 Years Ago October 1989 Jacki Chase of Iola has been appointed to the Governors Council on Fitness by Gov. Mike Hayden. Chase, a registered nurse, is Wellness Coordinator at Allen County Hospital. ***** COLONY…
40 Years Ago October 1979 Mrs. Hazel Puckett of Route 2, Humboldt, was recently named Woman of the Year by the Humboldt Business and Professional Womens Club because of her determination and faith as she…
Items are being collected this month to benefit the Allen County Animal Rescue Facility. Collection boxes will be set up through October at Iola City Hall, Orscheln Farm and Home, the Feedlot, Emprise Bank and…
Dear editor, We are soon going to be choosing who we want to be mayor of our town for the next term. I have decided to share my experience with Larry Walden, to inform those…
70 Years Ago October 1949 Within the next few weeks the old Richards house to which Iolans pointed with pride in 1900, will be torn down to make room for a new Allen County Hospital…
Thursday provided some tightly contested games for middle school sports in Allen County. Here is how each team fared in week 4: Iola Football The seventh-grade Ponies pulled off a tightly contested win against…
55 Years Ago September 1964 The hot lunch program for the Iola public schools gets underway for its second year of operation. The program began last year when the new home economics and science building…
A citywide neighborhood revitalization plan which provides property tax relief if a taxpayer increases the value of his home, business or other property has benefited 82 properties in Iolas city limits since 2013.…
Although fewer students are attending USD 257 schools, board members were relieved the news wasnt as bad as they feared. USD 257 and USD 258 in Humboldt reported decreases in student enrollments. Moran schools, meanwhile,…
