The Iola Register’s connection to Iola — 150 years and counting — will be celebrated Wednesday at Allen Community College. The college will host a meet-and-greet starting at 1:30 p.m. in the ACC library. Refreshments…

Christy Thompson knows her son Ryan is alive and safe — and now she’s been able to talk to him. Ryan Thompson, 24, is among the hundreds of displaced Ross University School of Medicine students…

Yates Center volleyball went 3-3 last weekend and took fourth place at the Humboldt Tournament.The Lady Wildcats struggled through the early half of the tournament losing their first three matches before closing out the tournament…

Allen County volleyball remained winless Wednesday night as they were swept by No. 18 Highland (14-3) 22-25, 20-25, 8-25. The Lady Devils jumped out to a 5-0 lead but an 8-0 run by the Scotties…

The Mustangs and Fillies held down the fort on Tuesday as they hosted the Doc Stiles Cross Country Meet and won three out of four races. Iola took first in the boys varsity and girls…

Survival is the central theme to the fall Iola Reads project, which has launched this month.Three books from the “I Survived” series by Lauren Tarshis — “I Survived the San Francisco Earthquake, 1906,” “I Survived…

Iola High School wood shop teacher Doug Calahan returns to southeast Kansas after being away for more than a decade. Originally from Kincaid, Calahan had a goal in mind while teaching in Colorado. “I wanted…

Thrive Allen County celebrated its revamped headquarters Tuesday afternoon with an official ribbon-cutting. The massive building on the east side of the Iola square has a storied history, opening in 1908 as the Kress Department…

Paul Davis came within a few percentage points in 2014 of becoming Kansas governor.With the outgoing Sam Brownback prohibited from seeking a third term in 2018 — he won’t even finish his second term, due…

With ample rainfall, generous sunshine and absence of adverse weather such as hail and windstorms, the life of a Kansas farmer doesn’t get much better. Or does it?Let’s not forget prices paid for crops at…