A couple of days ago in our look back in time column, mention was made of the Santa Fe Railroad’s announcement of 50 years ago to end passenger service in Iola, Humboldt and other towns…

With more than 10 million assault rifles — and many more handguns — owned by U.S. gun fanciers,  meaningful gun control would be a bear to bring about.But, that doesn’t mean we should throw up…

HUMBOLDT — An otherwise uneventful election season approaches for city and school board candidates, with only a handful of contested races.Perhaps most noteworthy is in Humboldt-USD 258, where five candidates are seeking to fill three…

YATES CENTER — The outside world of trapping fills the exhibit hall at the Woodson County fairgrounds this weekend with the 44th annual state convention of the Kansas Fur Harvesters. Ambling around are men wearing…

A flooded basement last spring lay to waste all of the Christmas decorations and  lights utilized by Humanity House for Santa’s Toy Shop, which distributes free toys to area youths.With the upcoming Farm-City Days celebration…

The Iola Register is joining other Americans in saluting those who have served in the Armed Forces, with a special Veterans Day tribute page.At no charge, readers are invited to bring in information about their…

Iola High School’s Ethan Holloway and Chloe Gardner were crowned 2017 Fall Homecoming King and Queen Friday. See page B1 for a report of the Mustangs’ football game against Osawatomie.  

FREDONIA — When Coach Logan Wyrick waded into a huddle of his players at game’s end Friday night, several mistakes they had made had him a bit frustrated. Then, “I thought, we just won 36-7,”…

Both Iola cross country teams close out the regular season on a high note with both the varsity boys and girls taking the top spot at Independence. The junior varsity boys also finished first while…

MADISON — Trevor Wilson ran for 150 yards and scored two touchdowns as Marmaton Valley High School won big on the road, beating Madison 46-6 on Friday night. The Wildcats move up to 5-1 on…