Month: February 2018

Michael E. Hanlon, 69, Olathe, passed Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018.  A memorial service was held in Olathe Jan 30.     He was born March 8, 1948, in Kansas City, Kan., to Willis and Marolyn…

Ragenia M. Garber, 61, Iola, passed away Monday, Feb. 6, 2018, at her home in Iola. Ragenia was the oldest of six children born to Clarence Garber Jr. and Irma (Wagner) Garber. She was born…

Inside today’s Iola Register is the inaugural 2018 Area Business Directory. The glossy, 48-page insert features information on more than 100 area businesses, covering a wide array of clientele from contractors to florists. The directory…

LAHARPE — Brandon Sprague considers himself lucky. His passion, welding and metalworks, fits a niche needed in today’s workforce. “There’s been a welding shortage since I’ve started,” he continued. “I graduated in 2005, and if…

GIRLS There was a moment around the five-minute mark in the fourth quarter of the girls’ Humboldt-Fredonia game when the Cubs might have wrested the momentum back to their advantage. Humboldt was down 38-30. Cubs…

A little change paid off in a big way for the Iola girl’s Friday night when they got a win at home versus Anderson County.  The Fillies have struggled at times on the offensive end…

After winning two-in-a-row, the Iola boys seemed they were well on the way to recovery after the nastiness that late December and January brought them. Unfortunately — just like flu that gripped the country over…

Raymond L. Bauer, 95, Overland Park, passed away on Friday, Feb. 2, 2018, at his home. His visitation will begin at 6 p.m. followed by a funeral service at 7 p.m. Friday at McGilley &…

The Humboldt Middle School boys and girls wrapped up their season with a win and some losses on Tuesday at home versus Galesburg.The game was rescheduled from Jan. 11. The Lady Cubs A-Team was the…

Perhaps it’s the catchy tune and quirky animation that makes an NRA video about gun safety appear more entertaining than educational.Eddie Eagle, the National Rifle Association’s spokesbird, and a cast of animated characters sing and…