Gerald Dean Clay, Humboldt, passed away Friday, Sept. 9, 2016, at the Olathe Hospice House. Cremation has taken place with Potts Chapel of Independence. A Celebration of Life Service will be at noon Friday at…

LAHARPE — Plans are being finalized for a mammoth yard cleanup effort, followed by the installation of playground equipment at LaHarpe City Park.Damaris Kunkler, program director at Thrive Allen County, spoke to LaHarpe City Council…

Searches for illegal drugs at Iola High School and Iola Middle School Wednesday came up clean, Iola Police Chief Jared Warner told the Register.The search, including use of canine units capable of detecting illegal drugs,…

Polly Barker describes sepsis as one of society’s least-known, but most dangerous, health issues in Kansas and beyond.Barker, infection prevention nurse at Allen County Regional Hospital, told the Register about September’s designation as Sepsis Awareness…

HUMBOLDT — The Cubs were determined to make it a quick night on Tuesday and there wasn’t much Altoona-Midway or Cherryvale could do to stop them.Against Cherryvale, the Cubs used a diverse offense to keep…

BURLINGTON — The Fillies have only played three days worth of volleyball so far this season and have already been able to match last year’s wins.Tuesday’s straight-sets victory over Prairie View (25-21, 25-20) gives the…

Earnest E. “Sharkey” Prather, 85, formerly of Allen County, passed away Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016, at Riverwood Nursing Home in Lewisburg, Pa.Earnest was born Dec. 7, 1930, in Pleasant Hill, Mo., the son of Mose…

Gerald Eugene Hoddy, 65, passed away Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City.Gerald was born Nov. 16, 1950, in Iola, the son of Roscoe Richard and Evelyn Florence…

HUMBOLDT — Residents here won’t see their sewer rates double when an estimated $6.2 million improvement project unfolds. The Register reported Tuesday the monthly charge would double, on the basis of a spreadsheet handed out…

While the downpour late last week washed out parts of many rock roads in Allen County, it was the high water that forced county officials to close some roads, Mitch Garner, director of Public Works,…