By JOCELYN SHEETSjocelyn@iolaregister.comIola High’s Mustangs needed a break to go their way Thursday night. They didn’t get one.Down 1-0 in the bottom of the seventh in the second game of the Southeast Kansas League doubleheader,…

Iola’s local community college has moved onto the world stage of distance learning. After years of uninterrupted growth of its online class offerings, Allen County Community College is now granting degrees to students who may…

Iola High School students were cheered as champions Thursday night. It happened during the annual Crossroads Learning Center Recognition Night ceremony at the school’s gymnasium in Gas, where 75 awards went to 35 participants in…

…

As his high school career wound down, Charles Apt had a big decision to make — a real doozy.In one hand, Apt held an acceptance letter to the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y.…

Mary Alice Lawson, 63, of LaHarpe died Friday, May 6, 2011, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City.She was born Feb. 20, 1948, in Detroit, Mich. She enjoyed her family and considered…

Travis and Debbie McDaniel, Iola, announce the birth of a son, Hunter Isaac, on May 7, 2011, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. He weighed 2 pounds, 12 ounces and was 16 inches long. He…

Shawn Rigole and Rachel Rigole, Iola, announce the birth of a daughter, Zoey Ann, born May 6, 2011, at Allen County Hospital. She weighed 8 pounds, 5.9 ounces and was 20 inches long. She has…

President Barack Obama went fishing for Latino votes Tuesday at the Texas border with Mexico. He won’t get the immigration reform act he wants. He won’t know about the votes until fall 2012.Obama correctly blamed…

HUMBOLDT — With two last at-bat, come-from-behind wins Monday, Humboldt High’s Cubs clinched at least a share of the Tri-Valley League baseball championship.The Cubs’ 7-6 and 13-12 wins over visiting Caney Valley High’s Bullpups put…