Dear editor,I usually enjoy reading the Register’s excellent editorials but I have to take issue with the one printed on September 10 regarding Hillary Clinton.  The statements don’t coincide with facts from reliable sources.  For…

This past weekend’s inaugural Portland Alley Pedalfest is a prime example of how working together, area communities can make southeast Kansas a destination for tourists.The event was a coordinated bicycle ride across the area with…

Marcelle Lavera Simmons, 95, Iola, died Friday, Sept. 11, 2015, at Windsor Place in Iola.Marcelle was born June 11, 1920, in Iola, the daughter of Alva L. “Jack” and Gladys M. (Burgess) Stark. When she…

Iolan Amber Boeken had the ride of her life this morning when her car went out of control and rolled on Montana Road southeast of Gates Corporation plant.Boeken was able to walk away from the…

“I look forward to your paper each night,” she said. “And it takes only 10 minutes to read.”No offense meant. Or taken.But it harkened back to the days of raising a family and the inverse…

Elwin K. Dick, 94, rural LaHarpe, died Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015, at the Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita.Elwin was born March 5, 1921, on the family farm south of LaHarpe, the son of Arthur C.…

Wanda C. Summers, 87, Pittsburg, formerly of Iola, died at 9 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015, at the Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg.She was born Aug. 15, 1928, in Wirt, Okla., the daughter of Roy…

Laura Yocham received an award for her 10 years of service to Herff Jones only days before the company, following corporate orders, announced that it would be leaving Iola for good and that its nearly…

A new steering committee will usher in a number of new activities for the upcoming Farm-City Days celebration in October.The group’s focus since it was reformed — the nine new committee members started getting together…

Rehearsals for Iola Community Theatre’s musical production of “Mary Poppins,” have been supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.The ICT is pulling out all the stops to launch such a big production in recognition of its 50th anniversary.“Mary Poppins,” tells the…