The news and advertising staff of The Iola Register won their respective sweepstakes awards at the Kansas Press Association’s annual awards banquet Friday evening in Lawrence. The Register is judged among its peers of small…

Scores of children and their families attend Thursday evening’s Family Safety Night on the Iola square. More than 20 booths provided all sorts of treats, showing families how to have good, safe fun. The event…

Iola city council members will address a rezoning request on behalf of Allen Community College and continue a conversation with Shane Lamb regarding his requests for help in the rehabilitation of a former nursing home,…

Children who visited the Iola Public Library this week were excited to witness the hatching of several chicks. The eggs, donated by K-State Extension, were kept in an incubator throughout the process. “The kids were…

Area students interested in pursuing a trade need not worry about the cost of an education. The trustees of the Barbara and Herschel Perry Charitable Trust recently announced they will be directing the trust’s funds…

Law enforcement personnel from Allen, Woodson and Coffey counties have been scouring the areas around Neosho Falls this week in search of Joseph Leftwitch, who is being sought in connection with a string of thefts…

FORT SCOTT — While Allen Community College trustees begin the search for a new president, leaders of Fort Scott Community College are facing administrative challenges of their own. Trustees there placed President Jason Kegler on…

Marmaton Community Vacation Bible School has seen exceptional attendance this week, according to organizer Kelci Botts. “Today, we had 62 in attendance,” she noted Wednesday morning. The week-long summer camp runs through Friday, from 9…

Tuesday morning’s Allen County Commission meeting saw a series of budget proposal presentations from department heads and discussion of a proposed tiered salary increase system. Commissioners agreed examining the tiered approach to the salary increase…

Allen County voters will have few local decisions to make this election cycle, as most county-level races are uncontested after Monday’s filing deadline.  Voters in county commission District No. 3 will select a new representative…