Month: October 2010

This coming Tuesday, Nov. 2, we have several very important questions listed on the ballot to be voted on. One of those questions affecting the citizens of Iola regards Charter Ordinance Number 17, the formation…

To my fellow citizens of Kansas:Election Day is right around the corner. Please join me on Tuesday in electing Sam Brownback as our next governor of Kansas. As our senator, Sam has worked tirelessly to…

Many of you know Derek Schmidt as our state senator. He has served us honorably in that capacity for 10 years and has become a real friend to this community. Derek is now running to…

This letter has nothing to do with the hospital. This is a letter about the fishing at the dams on Elm Creek.I have been at three county commission meetings and have gotten different answers each…

As the election approaches there are a group of people on the ballot that we have not seen or heard flashy advertisements for, but these people perform a vital role in our society. These people…

Vote for Dennis McKinney for state treasurer. He was appointed state treasurer when Lynn Jenkins went to Congress and was, at that time, minority leader in the Kansas House of Representatives. His family has a…

I remember when Allen County Hospital was new, 55 years ago. It is now time to be replaced. In the early 1950s when I was in high school in Moran, I was in the hospital…

  I am in favor of the new hospital. However we need to put some pressure on our elected officials.  One, we need to require that all local contractors be given first shot at all…

Paula J. lsaacson, 60, of Fort Scott died Monday evening, Oct. 25, 2010, at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott.  She was born Oct. 28, 1949, in Louisville, Ky., the daughter of J. Paul and…

Former Iola resident Howard Stoddard, 79, retired Boeing tool design engineer, died Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010.   He is survived by his wife, Velma; daughters, Sharon and her husband, Lee Stucky, Lenexa, Sandra and her…