Dorothy M. Bingham, 96, formerly of Iola, died Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016 in Centralia. Dorothy was born in Fort Scott on Feb. 3, 1920, to William and Oma (Eisenbrant) Crim, and was raised by stepfather…

The Marmaton Valley High School drama department is bringing a series of comic one-act plays to the stage of the old gymnasium at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Above, left, Isabella Duke plays a detective…

EDP Renewables, a national company headquartered in Houston, has options on about 10,000 acres of Allen County farmland and will learn Nov. 29 whether planning commissioners will recommend zoning to permit wind farms countywide.Discussion of…

Tense election nights are becoming old hat for Bryan Murphy.For the second time in three months, Murphy fended off a spirited challenge in his bid for a second term as Allen County Sheriff.On Tuesday, Murphy…

MORAN — The Marmaton Valley girls middle school basketball A-team jumped on Yates Center early during Monday night’s game in Moran, but Yates Center was able to right the ship with a dominant second half…

John O. Franklin passed away Nov. 3, 2016 in Jupiter, Fla.He was born to John N. and Virginia Franklin in Iola on April 2, 1951.He is survived by his daughter Fa Moya and husband David…

Timothy Shane McDermeit, 39, Iola, passed away Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016.He was born Aug. 2, 1977, in Wheatridge, Colo., the son of Douglas and Lauralee (Fox) McDermeit. The family moved to Iola in 1979. He…

MORAN — Moran council members voted unanimously to embrace the old Pump-N-Pete’s convenience store for a community fitness center.The store has been vacant for several years, which gave pause — two windows reputedly leak during…

A line of about 40 nearly reaches North Buckeye Street this morning, awaiting for the Election Day polls to open at the Bass Community Hall. The Regiser will post tonight’s results via our Facebook feed,…

Donald Dean McGhee, 79, Iola, passed away Friday, Nov. 4, 2016, at Allen County Regional Hospital.Don was born Sept. 24, 1937, in Bloomfield, Iowa, the son of Carl and Wilma (Gilliland) McGhee. The family moved…