Month: November 2021

YATES CENTER — The Humboldt Cubs claimed its second straight Class 3A District 6 championship Thursday evening by defeating the Yates Center Wildcats 6-0. ***** TOP’USA, the fledgling adjustable-wrench manufacturing plant, a subsidiary of Klein…

Volunteers, led by Iola business owner Chelsea Lea, decorated the courthouse square with festive light decorations. The lights are structured to provide a drive-by experience around the square. In addition, Iola city crews installed new…

Allen County’s COVID ranking — based on vaccination rates, cases numbers and tests —  is improving slowly, as shots become available for children, cases rise and a new variant is causing concern across the world.…

Though the news of another COVID variant is unsettling, our anchor is our almost two years of experience in dealing with this pandemic.  The new variant, Omicron, is reportedly as virulent as Delta, and for…

The Iola Register is hosting an open house all next week in appreciation of their loyal subscribers. “It’s been a trying past two years, but thanks to our subscribers and advertisers, our doors are still…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — For years, testing of the tap water in an upscale Detroit suburb showed the city was in the clear. Then residents got a notice seemingly out of the blue: Their water…

OKANOGAN COUNTY, Wash. — Muck the chicken coop. Prune the young plum. Harvest potatoes from the stiffening ground. Gather the last sunflower seeds before the goldfinches pick clean the tired stalks. It is autumn here…

WASHINGTON — Enforcement of the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for millions of health care workers was blocked in 10 states on Monday, after a ruling by a federal judge in Missouri. The ruling by U.S.…

The Kansas Forest Service is offering low-cost conservation tree and shrub seedlings for purchase again this year. These seedlings are to be used in conservation plantings, such as home/livestock windbreaks, living snow fences, Christmas tree…

This holiday season’s demonstration of early shopping may help another nail-biting aspect of the holiday — shipping deadlines. More retailers have taken this into their own hands by hiring local delivery services. Best Buy and…