by RICK DANLEY // September 1, 2018 *In part one of a two-part series, former professional jockey and new ACC ag instructor Joshua Boyd recalls the race that changed his life. On the afternoon of Jan. 29, 2005, Josh Boyd was helping his dad put up a horse barn at his grandma’s place outside Los … Continue reading A Final Ride (Part I)
by RICK DANLEY // December 23, 2014 On Monday morning, ten members of the Iola Fire Department left the fire station a little before 10 o’clock and formed a short caravan of SUVs and trucks. A fire engine and an ambulance followed. They traveled less than half a mile, parked their vehicles in front of … Continue reading A Firefighter Christmas
by RICK DANLEY // January 20, 2015 GARNETT — It’s worth remembering, as the sign-up deadline for the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplace draws near, that the exchange-based plan with the most inviting price may not be the best choice for the consumer…. Originally appeared as “Tricky insurance rules plague area couple” in the … Continue reading Attempting the ACA
(Part III in a series looking at the labor shortage in Allen County.) by RICK DANLEY // December 10, 2014 COFFEYVILLE — In 1999, Amazon.com opened its largest distribution center to date on an industrial access road just north of Coffeyville. It quickly became the city’s largest employer. But in late September of this year … Continue reading Amazon Ships Prime Jobs Out of Kansas
by RICK DANLEY // February 21, 2015 Grumbling about the Postal Service is probably as old as the service itself. But try to take away a small town’s post office and watch how swiftly its residents embrace it. In May 2012, facing a desperate headwind — in the form of multi-billion dollar shortfalls — the … Continue reading The Rural Post
by RICK DANLEY // November 7, 2014 HUMBOLDT — In a roll call of the coolest parents, Josh and Jessa Works, the new managers at Humboldt’s Works of Art Studio & Gallery, have to rank near the top. The young couple, along with their 6-year-old son, Jack, have recently… Originally published in the Iola Register … Continue reading The Airstream Family
(Part V in a series looking at the workforce shortage in Allen County.) by RICK DANLEY // December 13, 2014 You won’t get very far into a discussion of the labor shortage in… Originally published as “If you build it, they will come” in the Dec. 13, 2014 edition of the Iola Register. http://iolaregister.com/news/if-you-build-it-they-will-come Continue reading If You Build It
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