Roberta Jo “Bert” Gregory, 59, Iola, died Sunday, March 29, 2015, at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita.Cremation has taken place. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Iola American Legion…

Ronald Clay Caler, 56, Iola, died Sunday, March 29, 2015, at Windsor Place Nursing Center in Iola.He was born Nov. 4, 1958, in Iola, the son of Dale J. and Phyllis N. (Durkin) Caler. He…

Vince Coons, the only softball coach Iola High has had in the program’s 11-year history, has been suspended from his coaching duties, and will not be at the helm when the Fillies hit the diamond…

Baseball has started for Iola High’s junior varsity team. The bats were red hot for the Mustangs in their 16-0 and 16-1 home wins over Central Heights.“The hardest part, especially early in the season and…

MORAN — “Fire away!”With that command, Marmaton Valley High ninth-grader Justice Pugh released the wooden arm to his catapult, sending a small rubber ball hurtling toward its goal, a buried cup 15 feet away.The ball…

A lot can happen in 22 years.Children graduate, grandchildren are born and jobs change. For Steve Troxel, the last 22 years have flown by.Troxel, vice president for finance and operations at Allen Community College, has…

Up until now, student financial aid from the state was split 50-50 between public and private universities. Baker University, for instance, received as much as Pittsburg State.As of last week, however, that’s all likely to…

To date discussion about means of supporting the fiscal year 2016 Kansas budget through tax increases all have been tutorial, Rep. Kent Thompson told the Register Friday. Thompson represents the 9th District, which contains parts…

HUMBOLDT — October has been a red-letter month for Humboldt since the first Biblesta occurred in 1957, and it’s about to get a shot of adrenaline.Beginning on Oct. 3 — also Biblesta day — Humboldt…

Soon Iola will be as known for the trails that encircle the town as it is for the courthouse square at its center. And an aerial view of the county — showing the Prairie Spirit…