Month: October 2014

An intense three-set match on Saturday ended with Iola High’s volleyball team winning a Class 4A-Division II Sub-State bracket and a spot in the Class 4A-Division II State Tournament.“The first time we went was when…

Dear editor, I have taught in this district for over 20 years and have served on the district’s Facility Planning Committees since 2003. During that time, the committees have discussed and researched many options for…

Hollee Tanner, and Steven Voisinet, both of Plano, Texas, were married at 5 p.m. on Sept. 13, 2014 at Storybook Ranch in McKinney, Texas. The officiating minister was Scott Doust from Christ Fellowship Church. Hollee…

  Kayla Bigelow and Mathias Simmons, both of Manhattan, were married at 6:30 p.m. on May 30, 2014 at Stony Point Hall, Baldwin City. The officiating minister was Ken Long of Lawrence Church of Christ.…

  Hudson Griffith Boeken was born on Oct. 11, 2014 in Chanute. He is the son of Trinity Borjas and Kyle Boeken. He is the grandson of Mary Borjas and Joey Tennis, Iola, and Jolene…

With local voters headed to the polls Nov. 4 to determine whether to build new elementary and high schools here, the Register has been asked on occasion to find out how parents regard new schools…

There was a time when illicit drugs were a daily preoccupation for Katrina Beatty. Now, her six-month-old son Cyrus Ryver is the apple of her eye day and night — and, Beatty likes to crow,…

Photo after photo of abandoned animals appear on a computer screen in the front office of the Allen County Animal Rescue Facility. Robyn Porter, vice president of the shelter’s board of directors, wipes away tears…

Iola High’s varsity cross country teams will have to outrun their competition in today’s Class 4A Regional Meet to move onto the state meet next Saturday. The meet is in Garnett. The boys’ team is led…

(Note: I had written that Iola won a three-set match against Anderson County in Thursday’s paper. Iola lost the match. Sorry, for the inconvenience. -Spencer Michelson) Iola High’s volleyball team will be looking for the sweetest kind…