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(Editor’s note: With Allen Community College set to celebrate its centennial anniversary, the Register spoke with several former Red Devils on why ACC retains a special place in their hearts. Today, we speak to Neil…

With Allen Community College set to celebrate its centennial anniversary, the Register spoke with several former Red Devils on why ACC remains a special place in their hearts.  Today, we speak to Red Devil alums…

Andrea Weide has plenty of advice for her fellow teachers and paraprofessionals at Iola Elementary School when it comes to balancing their jobs, family and online schooling. It all comes down to time management. “You…

Betty Hawley of Elsmore has no need for a catheter or a knee brace, thank you very much. So alarms went off when she recently received a statement saying her Medicare account had been charged…

TOPEKA — Kansas Tourism, a division of the Kansas Department of Commerce, recently announced $117,780 has been awarded in the 2023 Tourism Marketing Grant Awards Program. The grants are designed to assist local tourism organizations…

Life a century ago was changing by the day. The Industrial Revolution was in full swing. Telephones and cars, once considered luxuries for the very rich, were increasingly available for the common man. As such,…

There’s little idle time for Blake Boone these days. The Colony resident has teamed up with his mother, Jennifer Chester, as the new owners of The Mat, formerly Iola Soap and Suds, at 116 E.…

Preschoolers have big emotions. They might feel happy or sad or anything in between. Helping them learn how to identify and react to those emotions is no easy task, but it’s important for young children…

Downtown Elsmore will be the setting Saturday for the Elsmore Ruritan’s 56th anniversary Rural-Town Day celebration.  The first celebration marked the club’s charter as a community support club in the Elsmore and surrounding areas. Activities…

It must have been an insightful lot who chose the name Humanity House for the non-profit organization, because right now, they’re banking on donations to pull them through.  It’s been since the first of July…