The Allen County Community Foundation remains in need of necessary funds to attract a $50,000 grant, organizers said Tuesday, and time is running short.Susan Michael, foundation director, told the Register the foundation has attracted about…

Samantha Larney’s dedication to community has paid off in more ways than one.Larney, who works for the H&R Block offices in Iola and Chanute, was named a recipient of the Henry W. Bloch National Award…

Linda M. Maroon, Iola, peacefully passed away Dec. 18, 2014, with her daughter, Shelly, and sister, Deborah, by her side at Overland Park Regional Medical Center.She was born May 5, 1948, in Niagara Falls, N.Y.,…

LouAnn (Osborn) Thomas, 55, passed away at her home in Olathe on Dec. 20, 2014. She was born on May 29, 1959, in Chanute, the daughter of Edward Lee and June Marie (King) Osborn. She…

Phyllis M. Loveland, 93, died Dec. 18, 2014, in Kansas City, Kan. She was born Nov. 19, 1921, in LaHarpe, the daughter of Arthur and Dorothy Nicholas. She was active in 4-H Club and Extension work.…

Daniel D. Christy, 91, Iola, passed away Friday, Dec. 26, 2014, at Windsor Place Nursing Center in Iola.Daniel Decatur Christy, the son of Daniel Phillip and Fay (Lingenfelter) Christy, was born Oct. 16, 1923, on…

Kenna Michelle Thompson and Mark Edwards Chesnut, Springfield, Mo., are happy to announce their engagement to be married.  The couple will unite in marriage on May 16, 2014 at The Barn at Timber Cove in…

Dear editor, Has anyone else been having trouble with the postal service or is it just me? The trouble started last Christmas when an empty envelope from a Christmas card was returned to me marked…

Sometime in the next few days a good many folks will put together lists of resolutions for the new year.I’ve never formally jotted down any, but hardly a year goes by that thoughts of what…

The city will spend about $101,000 for its share of a new walking and biking trail that connects Iola High School to State Street.City Council members approved a bid from Killough Construction, Inc., Ottawa, to…