Ask the Register
It’s no secret Register readers are every bit the newshound as our staff. And it’s your curiosity about what goes on in Allen County that helps guide our news coverage.
By Susan Lynn
Over the years, our staff has learned much from our readers and their questions about Allen County. So much so, we at The Register would like to make it even easier for you to ask us questions.
Susan Lynn
Local News
New Year’s Day could have been even more of a nightmare for Staci Hurley, Spring Hill, than a several-hour delay in Iola.
By Vickie Moss
Sunday night’s lunar eclipse — dubbed a super blood wolf moon — gave the moon a reddish hue as it slipped in the earth’s shadow, giving folks a pristine show.
If an overnight winter storm develops as expected, delivery of Saturday's Iola Register edition likely will not be made until Monday.
Sports
Prime Minister Theresa May was set to unveil her new plan to break Britain’s Brexit deadlock today — one expected to look a lot like the old plan that was decisively rejected by Parliament last week.
Iola and Humboldt wrestling teams braved the unfavorable weather Saturday morning to compete in Erie’s 25th Wrestling Invitational.
TIMOTHY EVERSON
The Humboldt Cubs wrapped up the Pleasanton Blu-Jay Midseason Tournament Friday evening with a 65-58 win over Olathe-Heritage Christian Academy in the third-place game.
State News
A key part of Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly’s proposed budget dealing with pensions appears doomed, creating potential trouble for her efforts to boost spending on public schools and expand the state’s Medicaid health insurance program without raising taxes.
By John Hanna
A Marion County judge on Friday appointed a receiver to run Hillsboro Community Hospital after its lender moved to foreclose on the 15-bed facility earlier this month.
By Dan Margolies
National News
WASHINGTON (AP) — Thirty-one days into the partial government shutdown, Democrats and Republicans appeared no closer to ending the impasse than when it began, with President Donald Trump lashing out at his opponents after they dismissed a plan he’d billed as a compromise.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday canceled her plans to travel by commercial plane to visit U.S. troops in Afghanistan, saying President Donald Trump had caused a security risk by talking about the trip.
Democrats are vowing to investigate whether President Donald Trump directed his personal attorney Michael Cohen to lie to Congress about a Moscow real estate project, calling that possibility a “concern of the greatest magnitude.” Trump’s current lawyer said the allegations sparking the inquiry are “categorically false.”
World News
Protesters clashed with police outside Greece’s parliament during a rally that drew tens of thousands of people Sunday against the Greek-Macedonia name deal. At least 25 police officers were injured and seven people arrested, police said.
President Donald Trump will hold a second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to try to broker a deal to coax the North to give up its nuclear program, the White House announced Friday.
The world is seeing growing resistance against the abuses of autocrats as states, civic groups and popular movements all push back against populists who are seeking to curtail freedoms, Human Rights Watch said Thursday.
Photos
The Crest boys seemed out of their league early on in their 68-35 loss at home to St.
Two Iola Boy Scouts, Desmond Quackenbush and Hunter Doolittle, were honored by the Quivira Council for their popcorn sales.
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