Shame on U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall.  On Friday, Jan. 24, these men voted to confirm Pete Hegseth as U.S. Secretary of Defense. While this is probably not surprising for most people, it…

Dear Editor, I am writing to further the thoughts and conversations from the Jan. 21 Allen County commission meeting, specifically relating to the county’s partnership with the Iola Register. First and foremost, it is important…

Dear Editor, Thanks for pushing the issue of an “official” newspaper of the county.  If these public notices were not published in the Register, I’d never see them, as I read only the Register.  Will…

President Trump on Friday promised to help North Carolina and California rebuild faster. One way to do it would be to drop his threat to impose 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada that would make…

The words that Episcopal Bishop of Washington Mariann Budde spoke were few. They weren’t shouted. They weren’t demanding. They consisted of insights and a request that might be heard anywhere at any time in a…

Dear editor, I recently found myself reading the latest discussion about public notices in Allen County. As someone who doesn’t reside in Allen County full-time, I value the Iola Register’s efforts to keep its readers…

In its heyday in the mid-20th century, the steel mill in Weirton, W.Va., employed 13,000 people and offered workers a relatively stable blue-collar life. In 2003, Weirton Steel filed for bankruptcy. Shops downtown boarded up…

According to Vivek Ramaswamy, elite technology firms prefer to hire foreign-born workers, particularly those from India, over American ones because the former are simply more talented. His comment helped kickstart a conversation about work visas…

President Trump took the oath of office Monday promising to faithfully execute the duties of his office, which include implementing the laws passed by Congress. Yet in one of his first acts as President, Mr.…

Monday’s pardon of the Jan. 6 rioters by President Trump leaves law enforcement officers justifiably wondering, “Who’s got my back?”  Not the president.  Trump’s sweeping order pardons nearly all who violently attacked the U.S. Capitol…