Ivanoe's hospital, born of struggle and pride, closes (Minn


Some 40 years ago, townspeople collected coins and farmers donated livestock and a share of their crops to build a hospital in Ivanhoe, Minn. Once staffed primarily by nuns, the hospital shut its doors Thursday, putting 38 people out of work in the small southwestern Minnesota town of 700 people. Lincoln County, the health center and the local high school, which is run in conjunction with nearby ...