40 Years Ago
July 1979
Bob Whittaker, Fifth District Congressman, was in Iola and stopped by Sterling Heights Manor to wish Ida Faddis, longtime Iola teacher, a happy 100th birthday, which she will celebrate on July 18.
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The Yates Center News has been sold to Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Lynn Jr. of Iola and will be managed by their son, Angelo Scott Lynn. Lynn will take over publication of the weekly newspaper July 28. The newspaper has been owned by Mr. and Mrs. William Krause of Peabody, publishers of the Peabody Gazette.