Over the course of 45 minutes — an eternity, really — Jerry Schemmel figured he was going to die. The date was July 19, 1989.  Schemmel, then 29, was aboard United Airlines Flight 232, along…

A collection of local stories shared at a presentation on sexual abuse at the Iola Public Library Saturday shows how pervasive and varied the experiences can be. One woman, now almost 30, shared her experience…