TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly is seeking a federal disaster declaration, citing severe weather and flooding that continue to ravage the state. Kelly, a Democrat, announced the request to President Donald Trump…

(This is second in a two-part series about the U.S. 169 rebuild south of Iola. For part 1, see here.)   When the shortest distance between two points is closed, drivers will find creative alternatives.…

A year after a seven-mile highway replacement project began on U.S. 169 between Iola and Chanute, motorists can drive a few miles on fresh, smooth pavement.  The potholes and cracks, so common and frustrating to…

After crunching the numbers, Allen County 911 Communications Director Angela Murphy estimates it would cost the county about $167,000 annually to absorb the City of Chanute into its emergency system.  Murphy suggested three more employees…

This week’s round of storms spread more than rain through Allen County, when winds toppled a 60-foot maple tree, which then crashed upon the roof of Jeanette Oberzan’s home in the 600 block of East…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Another round of rain has led to more flash flood watches across the Midwest. The National Weather Service issued the watches today for parts of Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Arkansas and…

Large crowds flocked to downtown Iola Thursday for the first Allen County Farmers Market session of 2019. The market runs from 5:30 to 7 p.m. each Thursday on Jefferson Avenue along the courthouse square. Specials…

On Monday, weather permitting, the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) expects to begin a surface recycle/chip seal project on 23 miles of U.S. 59 in Allen and Anderson counties. The road work starts at the…

The Register is proud to announce that Yates Center?s Easton Reynolds and Madelynn Collins were voted as the inaugural Allen County Area Athletes for the month of April.  Reynolds, a sophomore golfer, was nominated by…

Arrests reported Iola police officers arrested Sara Dennis, 19, Iola, Saturday for suspicion of criminal damage to property and disorderly conduct in the 400 block of North Jefferson Avenue. Kandra McCullough, 35, Iola, was arrested…