HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High’s boys must not have slacked off too much during the holiday break.Their first matchup of 2013 against Fredonia Tuesday night proved to be an exercise in efficiency with a 68-39 victory.The…

RICHMOND — Iola High’s girls continue to show improvement on the basketball court, but cold spells early and late doomed the Fillies’ shot at victory Tuesday.Iola had opened the second half with two straight baskets,…

RICHMOND — The elements of a successful basketball season are coming together nicely for Iola High’s boys.The Mustangs showed poise under pressure, distributed the ball fluidly and wreaked havoc at times with their defensive intensity…

Isaiah Wicoff survived Tuesday as his fellow competitors bowed out of the annual Iola Middle School spelling bee.Wicoff secured the 2013 IMS spelling crown by correctly spelling “extant.” He earned a trophy for his accomplishment.His…

With the turn of the new year, Colony residents may notice some slight changes at the Country Diner — a result of new ownership at one of the most well known local establishments.Gary and LaNell…

Allen Countians received advance warning of severe weather 40 times during 2012 by way of emergency telephone calls.Pam Beasley, emergency management director, gave county commissioners a review of the service at their meeting Tuesday morning.This…

Art mediums are continuously revolving. New mediums come in and old ones go out, but they never stay out forever. Keith Kavanaugh, from the Kansas City area, is bringing popularity back to an old and…

GAS — U.S. 54 from Iola to the east edge of LaHarpe, a distance of a little less than 5 miles, will undergo a complete rebuild.Darrin Petrowsky, district engineer for the Kansas Department of Transportation,…

Jason Nelson stepped down as director of Allen County’s Emergency Medical Services at Tuesday’s county commission meeting. His resignation, effective Jan. 31, came after a five-minute executive session.Nelson later told the Register he was leaving…

Tooting its own horn a priority Hospital trustees donned hard hats Tuesday night to walk through a maze of shiny steel as the interior framework of the new  Allen County Hospital takes shape.Sheldon Streeter, project…