Nothing ushers in the Christmas holiday season quite like a brightly colored poinsettia.Duane’s Flowers, 5 S. Jefferson Ave., offers the ever popular holiday plant in a variety of colors from deep red to pink to…

Changes in the Magistrate Courtroom in the Allen County Courthouse will soon become more secure.District Court Judge Daniel Creitz and Court Clerk Dina Morrison informed Allen County commissioners Tuesday about a plan to install a…

Allen County Sheriff Tom Williams was confident a state-of-the-art video recording system the department acquired over the summer would be valuable to law enforcement efforts.In less than four months, he’s seen firsthand just how powerful…

Donna L. Ready Conway, 74, of Amarillo, Texas, died Friday, Dec. 2, 2011.She was born Sept. 20, 1937, in Iola,  to Russell E. and Ruth Lam McHenry.She was raised in Iola and graduated from high…

William Joseph “Bill” Kester, 88, died Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011, at Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita. He was born Sept. 3, 1923, in Quincy, to Earl Orasho and Mary Olive (Hoggatt) Kester. He grew up…

Visitation for Wilma J. Haen  of Iola, whose death on Sunday was reported in Monday’s Register, will be from 7 to 8 p.m. today at Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel in Iola.Funeral services will be…

CHANUTE — Iola Middle School’s wrestling team concluded its 2011 season last Thursday at the Royster Middle School tournament in Chanute.Brice Aiello captured another gold medal going 3-0 in his 134-pound bracket. Also at 134…

CANEY — Iola High senior Brent Clark finished seventh in the 138-pound weight class at Saturday’s 2011 KAN-OKLA Classic at Caney Valley High School.Clark and three other Iola wrestlers were left out of the Register’s…

LOUISBURG — Iola High’s Fillies ran into a buzz-saw called Burlington High’s Wildcats Monday.The Wildcats’ aggressive style was too much for the Fillies to handle in the opening game of the 2011 Bulldog/Wildcat Classic hosted…

LOUISBURG — Four of the first five field goals hit by Iola High’s Mustangs in Monday’s opening-round game against Burlington High’s Wildcats were threes. The Mustangs started out with a hot hand from outside the…