Iola Elementary School’s second- and fifth-graders presented “Christmas at the Movies” Thursday evening at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. Students took turns explaining the story behind each song before they sang such classics as “You’re…

CHANUTE — Rose Smalley knows what it means to struggle. After receiving services from Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center over the past two years, Smalley wanted to find a way to help others. She organized…

Droves of kids and those young-at-heart wait patiently outside Santa’s house Wednesday afternoon on the downtown square. It was the last chance for Iolans to visit with the jovial man in red before he makes…

The search for a new director for the Bowlus Fine Arts Center will continue into January. A committee tasked with hiring a director plans to reach out to other applicants after the person they selected…

Lisa Wicoff was given the green light to pursue three new courses at Allen Community College’s board of trustees meeting Tuesday evening.  Wicoff is dean of the college’s Career Technology Center and Industry Partnerships.  To…

The Iola school bands welcomed the community to their winter concerts Tuesday evening at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. Playing a medley of songs were the jazz band, beginning and intermediate bands, middle school advanced…

You’re invited! Please stop by the Register office next week to help us celebrate our 4th annual Subscriber Appreciation Week. Pick up a “I Read Local” tote bag, free to all subscribers. We’ll also have…

Allen County Commissioners arrived at a solution Tuesday morning after a change in a grant’s eligibility requirements. Last year, Your Community Foundation (YCF) qualified for a grant from the Patterson Foundation of Kansas City. The…

“It feels like I’m moving home, and I’m not even from there,” was Dr. Lyvier Leffler’s response from Houston Wednesday morning at the news of being selected as the next president of Allen Community College.…

Pete’s Corp. of Erie raised $100,000 this year at its convenience stores in three states for the Court Appointed Special Advocates program that operates in many of the same cities. Pete’s stores in Kansas, Oklahoma…