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 Governor’s Council on Fitness by Gov. Mike Hayden. Chase, a registered nurse, is Wellness Coordinator at Allen County Hospital. ***** COLONY…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has joined a legal battle to save a federal program that shields young immigrants from deportation. Kelly’s move Friday puts the Democratic governor and Republican Kansas Attorney…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Laura Kelly is discounting Republican calls to rescind a policy requiring out-of-state online businesses to collect sales taxes on sales in Kansas and remit the tax to the state. On…

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 Women’s 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…

A flight of doves breaks above the tree line. Fourteen-year-old Robert Goodall fires his shotgun. The birds continue on their path unharmed. ?Never shoot at the bird,? Robert?s grandfather, Richard Funk, said. ?Always in front…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly has opened a review of options for expanding Medicaid in Kansas with warnings against work requirements and a limited expansion. Kelly gave opening remarks Monday at the…