November 1988
TOPEKA (AP) John Carder, mayor of Iola, was among 13 people appointed to a four-year-term on the newly formed state Commission on Health and Environment, Gov. Mike Hayden announced Monday. The commission advises the secretary of health and environment on policy matters.
Register reporter Bob Johnson reports on Iolan H. W. Pannells experiences as a German POW during World War II. Recently Pannell received a medal from the Department of the Air Force, recognizing the time he spent in the German POW camps.
9 Voters in USD 257 gave resounding approval to a $3.7 million school bond issue Tuesday. In Allen County Aldie Ensminger was elected to represent the 10th district in the Kansas House defeating Lloyd Houk. Doug Walker defeated Denise Apt in the race for the Kansas Senate. Magistrate Judge George Levans was unseated in a judicial referendum.
