The Iola Music Club will present a holiday concert Sunday at the First Presbyterian Church. Vespers, which is usually presented at this time, will be replaced this year by this concert.
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A new service at Allen County Hospital is the cardiac rehabilitation center to help those with heart disease recover from heart attacks and other heart incidents.
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Georgia Masterson has been named Iola Business and Professional Woman of the Year.
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Ray Pershal will run for the Iola City Commission seat vacated by Nancy Mechling.
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YATES CENTER — Charles Simians of the Kansas Department of Corrections told about 60 residents Wednesday that the feasibility of building a prison owned and operated by a for-profit company in Woodson County depended on several factors. “Bottom line is that we need more prison beds,” he said.
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The Iola City Commission has directed City Administrator Weldon Padget to write an ordinance to waive utility connection inspection fees and other city charges related to new residential construction. After seeing an ordinance, the commission will decide whether to adopt it.
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Construction was scheduled to start today on a new water main that will run along the east side of Iola and improve service there and to the Gates Rubber plant.
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The USD 257 board accepted a bid of $456,896 from a Pittsburg firm to replace the heating and air conditioning system at Lincoln Elementary School.
