CARLYLE — On Saturday Mildred “Midge” Chambers said she was “Queen for the Day” complete with bejeweled tiara.“I think I earned a day when I could be the center of attention. After all, a person…

LenaBelle Grace Harris, 77, Walnut, died Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010, at Freeman Health Center in Joplin, Mo.She was born Jan. 23, 1932, in Brookfield, Mo., to Hollie H. Wetzel and Lula Louise Lane Wetzel. She…

Last week Gov. Mark Parkinson bit the bullet. Kansas, he said, should stop cutting its budget and should deal with the looming $400 million deficit by raising taxes on tobacco by $69 million and raising…

Nothing but net.Gavin Cole pumped his fist and let out a yell. Well, he should as he drained the biggest shot of his college basketball career here Saturday night.With 3.7 seconds remaining in the game,…

Playing basketball and having fun doing it. That’s a goal for Allen County Community College’s Red Devil women.Winning is a goal too. The Red Devils did both at home Saturday against the NJCAA Division II…

Health fair, makeovers part of 2009 event A sure-fire cure for the winter blahs is just around the corner with the upcoming 2010 Business EXPO.The annual event will unfold in the Recreation Community Building in…

Next week the Iola Register will launch its new Web site.Besides a new look, the Register will begin charging non-subscribers a fee to access stories. Those who already pay for a Register subscription will also…

Don’t blame Miranda Myer if she has her head in the clouds from time to time. But unlike most 16-year-olds, where such a statement would mean a penchant for daydreaming, Miranda is studying to become…