EMPORIA — Levi Ashmore and Nathan Whitcomb are competitors.  That is why Emporia State baseball coach Bob Fornelli loves his two seniors so much, but that is also why there was no love lost between…

When are economics and public support going to mesh in such a manner that a bond issue to build new schools in Iola will find favor with voters? Thirty-three years ago a proposal to construct…

This is National Poison Prevention Week. It is not just household chemicals that can cause toxic reactions. There are a number of common foods that can cause an array of uncomfortable side effects and may…

New ambulance stations in Moran and Humboldt received more than a passing nod at Tuesday’s Allen County Commission meeting. Currently, the county leases buildings in the outlying towns, and in both cases a number of…

March is National Women’s History Month.  The 2017 theme honors women who have successfully challenged the traditional role of women in the workplace. Donna Evans, 51, Iola, is a local woman who has not only…

The cases against three remaining defendants accused of killing Iolan Shawn Cook in March 2016 will be consolidated for a single preliminary hearing. Allen County Magistrate Judge Tod Davis on Tuesday approved County Attorney Jerry…

At some point, you would think, common sense would prevail in the dustup over concealed — or even unconcealed — carry of guns into Kansas institutions. In Monday’s Register, a Kansas City Star editorial took…

Gregg Marshall has been exceedingly successful as coach of the Wichita State basketball team, although the Shockers were jettisoned from the NCAA championship tournament on Sunday by Kentucky. Marshall is known as a tough and…

Frances May Poffenbarger, 82, rural Toronto, passed away Sunday morning, March,19, 2017, at the home of her granddaughter,Tisha, in LaHarpe. Frances was born June 1, 1943, the daughter of Allen Francis “Heiny” and Pauline (Belvoir)…

Each year, Carla Nemecek fields calls about the purple, flowery weeds that fill yards and pastures this time of year. “It’ll go away once the weather warms up,”  Nemecek, Southwind Extension agent, told the Register…