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50 Years Ago January 1970 A new era in junior college education in Allen County began yesterday when students started classes on the new campus. Moving from the Iola High School to the new complex…

60 Years Ago January 1960 Dennis Guenther, an IHS junior, took first place in the national Junior Olympics annual track meet for the 100-yard dash. In June of last year the Olympic state tournament was…

Cofachique Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution members Karen Gilpin, Marcia Longberg, Nelda Cuppy and Judy Arbeiter pose at the Humboldt Public Library Dec. 21, where Arbeiter gave the program on the origins and meanings…

Food commodities will be available from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Monday at Wesley United Methodist Church, 301 E. Madison Ave., to qualifying recipients. Participants are asked to enter the east door. First-time recipients must bring…

Hearing the words “There’s no place like home,” takes a lot of us back to the movie “The Wizard of Oz” with Dorothy tapping her bright red heels together.  As we age, most prefer to…

“Gone with the Wind,” “Toy Story” and “White Christmas” were listed as some of the favorite movies of Prairie Dell 4-H club members at their Monday meeting. Annika Hobbs talked about the importance of having…

Hi, Carolyn: A few weeks ago, we found out I was pregnant. I was thrilled. My husband had come to the conclusion — after several years of trying — that we were better off without…

Chainsaws stolen Scott Smail told Iola police officers Thursday a pair of Stihl chainsaws were stolen from an  outbuilding in the 600 block of East Lincoln Street.   Storage unit, lock damaged Deborah Sater told…

Carlyle Presbyterian Church Pastor Steve Traw discussed “Woe to Babylon,” taken from Revelation Chapter 18, during his Sunday message. Traw said God is warning his people to separate themselves from false or man-made religious systems.…

In 1965, Ballou “Stub” Heigele, pictured above, took over his family’s harness, leather and upholstery shop in the 200 block of South Street.  Four generations of the Heigele family ran the business that was begun…