When it comes to city commissions and municipal government, a name given to the original plan was “The Texas Idea.” That happened after a hurricane in 1900. From Wikipedia: “Voters elect a small commission, typically…

JOPLIN, Mo. — Emporia State junior Josh Honeycutt, former Iola High standout, won the MIAA indoor long jump championship last weekend at the 2010 MIAA Indoor Track and Field Championships at Missouri Southern’s Leggett &…

EL DORADO — Crest High’s Lancers go after their third straight Kansas Class 1A Substate Basketball Tournament championship Saturday.The 10th-ranked Lancers first had to get past a pesky Yates Center High Wildcat club Thursday night.…

Register/Jocelyn SheetsAll smiles. Autumn Lamle, Allen County Community College sophomore, smiles as she crosses the plate with the winning run in a 2-1 victory in nine innings over 18th-ranked Butler Community College. Register/Jocelyn SheetsACCC sophomore…

Paul Buck has been completely blind since about age four, when cancer caused him to have his eyes removed. Buck plays high school football.Zachiary Ford also plays high school football and is a teammate of…

ALTAMONT — Iola High’s Fillies’ 2009-2010 season ended where it started — on the Labette County High basketball court.The Fillies struggled offensively Thursday night in their 2010 Kansas Class 4A Substate Tournament semifinal. Labette County…

The Farm-City Days Committee will meet at 7 p.m. Monday to discuss plans and ideas for the 2010 celebration in October.The meeting is the first of year, Chairman Mike Jewell told the Register, and he…

Saturday’s Bowlus Fine Arts Center musical revue is certain to have its audience members “In The Mood” for the big-band sounds of yesteryear.“In The Mood” is a swing dance revue featuring music from the likes…

Abby Works, daughter of Iolans Fred and Judy Works, spoke at Thursday’s Iola Rotary Club meeting about “Earth Hour,” an annual hour-long energy saving program in which communities around the world are asked to dim…

Two Allen Countians — each of whom has been convicted seven times for driving while intoxicated — were given one-year jail sentences Monday.The sentences were handed down by Allen County District Judge Daniel Creitz.Scott E.…