A hundred years ago, I’m guessing a few Iolans had threatened among themselves to tar and feather Dr. J.S. Sutcliffe, the Allen County Health Officer, who had the authority to determine how long the county…

Lowell Baumunk, rural mail carrier at LaHarpe, has ended 44 years of postal employment and is retiring at age of 65. Lowell began his career at age 16 as a clerk in Humboldt before coming…

George H. Mack, 77, longtime Iola banker, died April 13 at Allen County Hospital. He and his wife, Lola, came to Iola in 1941 to work for Allen County Bank. He rose in that organization…

50 Years Ago Jerry Whitworth is the new manager of Trout’s. Whitworth has been in Iola since last month and took over active management of the store, which was purchased by Hale McGinty of Neosho,…

The Neosho River bridge has for years been something of an unofficial congregating area for Iolans young and old. Fishing enthusiasts note the river on the west edge of Iola marks one of the few…

60 Years Ago A mountain lion was spotted last night four miles north and three-fourth miles east of the Drive-In Theater by Raymond Bauer. Bauer stopped his vehicle and kept the lion in his headlights…

70 Years Ago Two special trains, with an eventual load of 2,500 school children and teachers, will leave the Santa Fe depot at Iola at 7:30 a.m. tomorrow for Kansas City. There the students will…

Dear editor, Reading in today’s paper that the closing of a restaurant that has only been open for five months, I surmise that it will not be the only one to close. Not all small…

Dear editor, During this trying time for most Americans, our city leaders are still up to their money-grabbing ways. When they just put into effect extra charges for using debit or credit cards to pay…

65 Years Ago An unidentified motorist backed into a gas meter on West Street here early Sunday morning. Gas then seeped into the Iola Milling Company office. According to Fire Chief Ray Chard, a pilot…