We are trying to decide how to answer the call for local control. We who live here know best how to govern, educate and see to the welfare of those who live here. That was…

To the Editor,Last year about this time there was an article in the newspaper about sending Christmas cards to recovering American soldiers at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center.In December of 2008 I had received…

  Keep the faith. Iola will have a dog park. A dog park was near the top of the list of desirable park plans suggested by Landworks Studio derived from public feedback. Landworks’ primary objective,…

LaHarpe has lost its police protection, putting its citizens in danger. Its post office, a government building, has already been broken into. If it doesn’t have protection, it could likely close. Attracting citizens to build…

I heartily agree with the Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010, editorial. We should consider the presence of The Iola Register in our community as a blessing this Thanksgiving.  It brings us local, state, national and world…

Dear editor: It was with a sigh of frustration that I read Monday’s letter to the editor from Carl Letsinger.  With this letter, I am hoping to educate him and many other people about the…

There is no good reason for heartless people to dump animals out anywhere. Animals are more faithful than some people know. One reason animals are dump-ed on county roads is they are charged a fee…

I am writing this letter as a citizen of Allen County independent from ACARF (Allen County Animal Rescue Facility). I think this is an appropriate time to remind those cruel and cowardly people who drop…

This letter is in response to Emerson Lynn, jr.’s editorial regarding “USDA on both sides of the battle against obesity.” The editorial, as well as the New York Times article it references, have serious inaccuracies.Most…

If local citizens are feeling cynical about the state of leadership in the country today, they can be proud of their fellow Allen County citizens who participated in the second annual Kansas Community Leadership Initiative…