An article came the Register’s way Tuesday morning titled “Why Poor People’s Bad Decision Make Perfect Sense,” by Linda Tirado, a freelance writer whose blog appears in the Huffington Post, an online publication.Tirado and her…

FORT SCOTT — Iola’s junior varsity girls tennis team had its first match of the season at Fort Scott Monday afternoon. In singles, freshman Erin Klubek lost to Chania Stewart of Pittsburg, 6-0, Brianna William…

On Saturday, ISC Ambush soccer club will have a car wash from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at El Jimador Restaurant. The car wash will cost $10 for cars and $15 for sport utility vehicles,…

Mark Kauth is at his wit’s end.Kauth has thousands of unwanted guests — starlings — who have decided to settle in one of Kauth’s trees along Meadowbrook Road East. The small, nuisance birds bring with…

HUMBOLDT — More than a dozen members of the Humboldt chapter of the National Education Association came to the USD 258 Board of Education meeting Monday night.Teri Shaughnessy, vice president of Humboldt teachers union, addressed…

A construction manager at-risk company was selected at the USD 257 board meeting Monday night. This company will construct a new high school and elementary school complex if a bond issue and sales tax pass…

The Iola City Council may have answered a variation of a famed philosophical thought: If a council passes a motion, but the mayor doesn’t sign it, does it actually count?Not in this case.The council reversed…

Kyle Christopher Swope, 23, Iola, died Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014, at Allen County Regional Hospital. He was born Aug. 19, 1991, in Chanute, the son of Kevin Conrad and Janna Lee (Johnson) Swope.He graduated from…

Gov. Sam Brownback can claim his administration has increased funding for K-12 education because more funds have been dedicated to help shore up the foundering KPERs program.Most teachers belong to the Kansas Public Employee Retirement…

Allen County Country Club held an annual two-man best ball golf tournament. First place went to Pat Tynon and Jake Tynon, who shot 60-65. Earl Walter and Mike Stodgell shot a 66-60 to earn second…