Josephine “Jo” Annette Lushbough, 58, of Iola died of cancer Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011, at Iola Nursing Center. She was born Nov. 15, 1953, in Toronto, to Boyd Wilmer and Dorothy Lorraine (Beck) Hobbs. She…

Last week the Senate, in rare bipartisan action, passed a compromise bill, 89 to 10, to extend unemployment benefits and the payroll tax cut another two months and continue to pay physicians at the current…

CHERRYVALE — Iola High School’s junior varsity wrestling squad brought home two bracket champions Saturday in the Cherryvale JV Wrestling Tournament. The competition was grouped by wrestling ability and similar size, instead of weight brackets,…

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HUMBOLDT — A production shutdown at Monarch Cement Co.’s plant here has been pushed back to mid-January, Walter Wulf Jr., Monarch president, told the Register Monday afternoon. “We thought originally the shutdown would be before…

Whether it’s hot or cold, wet or dry, Cliff Stephens stresses that bugs don’t have an off-season. For example, even though the past summer’s weather was abnormally hot and dry, thus limiting the mosquito population,…

An education finance plan unveiled by Gov. Sam Brownback means Allen County schools will receive more state dollars if the proposal becomes law during the upcoming legislative session. Still, some educators and advocacy groups say…

Thrive Allen County knows how it will direct funds from a $23,730 grant it recently received from the Kansas Health Foundation, Wichita.  The Farmers Market, in its third year since revival, and pedestrian safety and…

Isabelle Cecilia Cooper, 1-year-old daughter of Edwin J. and Juliette R. (Sibley) Cooper, was born Dec. 8, 2010, in Sioux City, Iowa. She died on Friday, Dec. 9, 2011, at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux…

Rebecca Ann Fetters, 54, Moran, died Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011, at her home. She was born Dec. 12, 1957, in Denver, the daughter of Eugene and Lucille (Marshal) Southworth. She grew up in Nebraska. She…