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Judy Brownback of Blue Mound holds mementos of her great-grandmother, Etta Melvin, wife of Charley Melvin, whose 1905 bombing of three Iola saloons is being commemorated tonight.

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Local News
Friday, July 3
Fun tonight -
Activities abound for Iola’s sesquicentennial Independence Day celebration. Tonight’s activities will carry over into the wee hours of Saturday morning with the Charley Melvin Mad Bomber Run for Your Life 5K run and 3K walk.

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Sports
Friday, July 3

What’s with rec summer ball - One 14-and-under boys’ baseball team. No 16-and-under boys’ baseball team or league. Three Senior Ponytail girls’ softball teams — that’s 15 to 18-year-olds.

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