The first scoops of dirt will be removed starting Tuesday as the Environmental Protection Agency resumes its cleanup of lead-tainted soil in Iola.Randy Schademann, the EPA’s on-site coordinator, told the Register he and others are…

This year’s Veterans Day recognition will be more kid-friendly, Tom Nevans, Veterans Committee member, told Allen County commissioners Tuesday. The event will be Nov. 7.He asked to use the courthouse basement’s assembly room for veterans…

Allen Community College trustees approved a new spending plan for the 2015-16 school year at a special meeting Tuesday after a new valuation was introduced by the county earlier this month.Enbridge Pipeline’s new line coming…

City employees are more careful with what comes their way through emails, after viruses sneaked into computers systems in City Hall twice this month.The good news, said City Clerk Roxanne Hutton: “No one’s personal informational…

Among the comedic actors to take their cues from the vaudeville stage, Buster Keaton and Groucho Marx are two stars positioned, seemingly, at opposite ends of the cinematic solar system.  Keaton’s famous stoic calm is…

Her grandson’s recent hospitalization left Theresia Turner feeling proud.Proud of how 2-year-old Asher Turner made it through a six-day hospitalization with flying colors. And she’s equally as proud to call Iola home.Young Asher returned home…

All three of Iola High’s volleyball teams (varsity, JV and freshman) were in action Tuesday night.The varsity squad, coached by Emily Sigg, played two matches — losing one against Santa Fe Trail before earning a…

Iola High School hosted the 39th Annual Doc Stiles Invitational on Tuesday afternoon at Allen Community College.“This is the type of meet that will test you,” coach Marv Smith said of the race, which featured…

The allure of Buster Keaton is how without a word he can have you busting at the seams with laughter or, for the soft-hearted, make you want to scoop him up in your arms. After…

ELSMORE — When Elsmore Grain closed its doors in August, the community lost more than a business.Many locals lost their favorite gathering spot for morning coffee. So Dick Fewins, Karen Price and a group of…