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60 Years Ago June 1958 Iola’s fledgling Civil Air Patrol will hold an organization meeting Friday at the airport, John Womack, squadron commander, said this morning. Bill Meeks, operator of the airport, is the group’s…

A free blood pressure and blood glucose clinic will be offered at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the LaHarpe Senior Center, 111 S. Main St. No appointment is needed. The free screening is sponsored by Allen…

Candidates for state and federal offices outnumbered the local voters there to hear them at a political forum sponsored by Allen County Farm Bureau Saturday afternoon. Just a handful of potential voters turned out for…

Dr. Brian Wolfe launched the inaugural Walk with a Doc Saturday morning at Allen County Regional Hospital. Wolfe briefly discussed the benefits of exercise to a crowd of about 25 before they embarked on the…

Thursday Little League Nelson Quarries 17, El Charro 4 Nelson Quarries 1B – Jayden Morrison, Briggs Michael, Charles Rogers, Will Jay, Drake Weir. 2B – Will Talking-ton, Morrison. HR – Rogers. El Charro 1B –…

SALINA, Kan. (AP) — Kris Kobach’s top Republican rivals are trying to sound the right notes on illegal immigration to appeal to business and agriculture leaders without conceding too many conservative votes to a hardliner…

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A Texas charitable organization said 32 immigrant parents separated from their children after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border were freed into its care, but they don’t know where their kids are…

Arrest reported Iola police officers arrested Joshua F. Winner, Iola, for suspicion of domestic battery Thursday in the 700 block of East Broadway Street.

Washington Post Writers Group WASHINGTON — In the 1992 campaign, President George H.W. Bush created an unofficial and much-mocked motto for his administration during a town hall meeting in New Hampshire. “Message: I care,” he…

70 Years Ago June 30, 1948 The deep wartime population slumps for Iola and Allen County have at last been wiped out. Iola is back to a population of 7,341 on county census records and…