Community

Crest High School will celebrate its fall homecoming at 7 p.m. Friday with a football game against Hartford. The king and queen will be crowned after the game. Candidates are, front from left, Brooklyn Jones,…

Added sugar in foods not only adds extra calories; it also can have direct toxic effects, such as tooth decay and even a risk for heart disease. Minimizing the amount of added sugar in your…

Southwind Extension District 4-H members from Woodson and Allen counties took third place at the Kansas State Fair Crops and Weed ID contest Saturday in Hutchinson. Individually, Carly Kramer placed eighth, Camryn Wille placed 15th,…

Adapted from an online discussion. Dear Carolyn: As the long-distance daughter to an elderly, widowed mother with health needs, I have to navigate a tricky relationship with my sister who lives locally. Sister beat breast…

Two people were arrested Wednesday morning following a search at Iola’s Regency Inn. The Iola Police Department and Allen County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at 6 a.m. Wednesday. The initial search was for…

LAHARPE — The Southeast Kansas Multi-County Health Department is offering flu shots from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27, at the LaHarpe Senior Center. The health department accepts most health insurance forms, except for…

Adapted from an online discussion. Dear Carolyn: I have two daughters. “A” is 16, a junior in high school. “B” is 15, a freshman. B showed a gift for music at a young age. We…

Reports of potential gunfire are keeping law enforcement officers on their toes this week. Allen County sheriff’s deputies were called to assist with an investigation stemming from Neosho Falls Tuesday morning after a subject reportedly…

Members of the Prairie Rose 4-H Club participated in the Moran Day festivities by riding the float they helped create this past Saturday. Riding on the float, from left, are Doug Dix, Lucas Owens, Kylar…

As Saturday’s Register article noted, alpha-gal syndrome, caused by a lone star tick bite, has severe consequences. Potentially fatal, the syndrome requires those who have it to avoid eating anything associated with a mammal.  An…