Allen Community College is welcoming more students this year, including those who are staying in dorms. It’s a good start and evidence that years of work are starting to pay off, said John Masterson, longtime…

The City of Iola will host a public meeting Sept. 9 to seek community input on alternatives for an upcoming lagoon project. The $11.2 million project is a step toward addressing excess ammonia in the…

Walt Disney Co. has now agreed to let a wrongful-death lawsuit proceed in court, a reversal from its previous stance that the case needed to go through arbitration. Jeffrey Piccolo sued Disney in February, alleging…

As a community newspaper, the Register benefits from a variety of community voices. With that in mind, we are upgrading our online commenting platform to Disqus, used by a number of major publishers. We’re moving…

CHICAGO (AP) — President Joe Biden delivered his valedictory address to the Democratic National Convention on Monday night, saying, “I gave my best to you” and basking in a long ovation that reflected the energy…

TOPEKA — Kansas’ population is expected to grow by nearly 500,000 people in the next 50 years, and non-white residents are predicted to drive that growth, a research center forecasts. A report from Wichita State…

The arts bring people together, so it seems fitting that a benefit auction to raise money for the Bowlus Fine Arts Center’s 60th anniversary should focus on shared experiences.  “We want something special and unique,…

After an update from Alan Weber of Your Community Foundation, Allen County commissioners are weighing options with the county’s environmental fund. The fund was established in 2012 with the county contributing $50,000 in 2013. “That…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces have either destroyed or damaged all three of the bridges over the Seym River in western Russia, according to Russian sources, as Kyiv’s incursion into western Russia entered its…

ROME (AP) — British tech magnate Mike Lynch and five other people were missing after their luxury superyacht sank during a freak storm off Sicily early Monday, Italy’s civil protection and authorities said. Lynch’s wife…