OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, AND A NEW STUDY SHOWS MIXED RESULTS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST THE DISEASE. THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY FOUND A 43% DECLINE IN OVERALL DEATHS FROM BREAST CANCER OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS. BUT THE STUDY ALSO REVEALS TROUBLING RACIAL DISPARITIES. BLACK WOMEN ARE DYING FROM BREAST CANCER AT A RATE 40% HIGHER THAN WHITE WOMEN. THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY SAYS ONE OF THE REASONS MAY BE LACK OF ACCESS TO EARLY SCREENINGS FOR BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS ARE SELLING PINK PATCHES THROUGHOUT THE MONTH. INDIANOLA WILL BE SELLING THESE FOR $15. ALL THE PROCEEDS WILL BE DONATED TO THE PINK TRACTOR FOUNDATION IN JOHNSTON. YOU CAN PURCHASE THESE PINK PATCHES FOR $10. FUNDS RAISED WILL BE GIVEN TO A