If you could tailor your electorate, you could pretty much sew up the election.  That’s the essence of a case that made its way to the U.S. Supreme Court and in a unanimous vote Monday…

Lucille Christine Brown, 94, long-time resident of Mildred, passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2016, at Meyer Care Center in Higginsville, Mo. Lucille was born May 31, 1921, in Gardner, the daughter of Joseph and Mary…

Billy G. Meech, 84, rural Fort Scott, died Tuesday, April 5, 2016, at his home. He was born Sept. 23, 1931, in Linn County, the son of Juell Walter Meech and Elsie May Finney Meech.…

Nelson Excavating will begin filling the basement hole at the old Allen County Hospital site this week. If weather is cooperative, “We can get it done in a couple of weeks,” said Rick Nelson. The…

Eastgate Lofts, the name given to the new apartment complex under development by Iola Industries, should be in place and ready for occupancy by late summer or early fall. David Toland, speaking at a community…

YATES CENTER — Yates Center softball coach Abby Collins knew that the key to her team’s success on the softball diamond this year would be the player that will stand in the center of it…

YATES CENTER — The Yates Center baseball program entered the season with some pretty simple goals and they had nothing to do with wins and losses. “My (goal) is to basically improve the character of…

Senior Bryce Isaac and junior Joe Kline are no strangers to the top of the podium in their Humboldt track and field careers. On Friday, the duo each added two more first-place finishes to each…

Michael Anthony Folk, 38, Iola, died Sunday, April 3, 2016, following a motorcycle accident near Belvue. Michael was born Aug. 16, 1977, to Cindi (Folk) VanHouden and Edward Ortiz. He was later adopted by his…

Anne Marie Kazmierczak, 52, former employee of The Iola Register, died March 11, 2016, in Missoula, Mont. She was the loving mother of Jacob and Owen Bauch. Other survivors include her mother, Rita Kazmierczak; and…