Dorcas Romary, from left, Bonnie Johnson and Juanita Hamm were among the volunteers with Allen County’s Meals on Wheels program treated to a fried chicken dinner Friday at the Allen County Courthouse. The dinner was…

Iola’s Wesley United Methodist Church will host its regular monthly food commodity distribution from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Monday. Recipients are to meet at the church’s east parking lot at 301 E. Madison Ave.

Arrests reported Nathaniel M. Knight was arrested by Iola officers Friday morning in the 300 block of East Jackson Street for suspicion of obstructing justice, battery of a law enforcement officer, illegally carrying a weapon…

The Iola High School and Iola Middle School choir concert will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. An article in Monday’s Register omitted the time for Wednesday’s concert. The high…

Representatives of five eastern Kansas counties met in Iola to study the merits and demerits of the proposal to interconnect their municipal power plants. City officials from Coffeyville, Erie, Chanute, Ottawa and Iola decided that…

Turkey, mashed potatoes, cake, bread, and pecan pie were answers to the roll call, what is your favorite Thanksgiving food, at the Nov. 23 meeting of the Prairie Dell 4-H Club. Lainey Church led the…

Allen Community College presents its holiday music concert at 7 p.m. Thursday at Iola’s First Christian Church. The instrumental fall music recital, meanwhile, is set for 7 p.m. Friday, also at First Christian Church. The…

Allen County Area Retired School Personnel met Wednesday with 18 members and guests Jane Martin and Brenda Leonard in attendance.  The program was a performance by the Iola High School Chamber Choir under the direction…

For the second Sunday of advent, David Ensminger and Merrill Hodgden lit the candle representing joy. Let us pray that God will light our hearts with hope and joy and fill us with anticipation and…

The Allen Community College Board of Trustees will have three special meetings at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 6, 8 and 13 in the Spencer Ambler Board Room at ACC.  The meetings will take place in executive…