Nina D. Ewing, 77, of Iola died Friday, Jan. 22, 2010, at Allen County Hospital in Iola. She was born Sept. 4, 1932, in Jewell County, the daughter of Albert M. and Ida M. (Schoen)…

Alice L. (Willitts) Luma,  89, of Le Roy died Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010, at the home of her daughter near Le Roy. She was born April 29, 1920, in Van Wert, Ohio, the daughter of…

Rachel E. Grantham, 99, formerly of Lawrence, died Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010, at Garden Terrace of Overland Park.  She was born April 25, 1910, in Iola, the daughter of Perry and Emma Powell Heath. She…

he Iola Register needs e-mail addresses of subscribers for its launch of a new Web site Monday. Access to www.iolaregister.com will be free to current subscribers. Online-only rates will also be available. For more information,…

An Iola Housing Authority apartment unit sustained heavy damage from a kitchen fire that erupted shortly after 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon. Christa Morrison, living with her son in the complex at 515 Eisenhower Dr., escaped…

Sheriff Tom Williams said charges likely would be filed against one or more people involved in a traffic accident early Jan. 13 east of LaHarpe that killed Jason Lewis, 32, Bronson. “We’re continuing to investigate…

A new video promoting Iola will debut at the 2010 Business EXPO next Friday evening. The 6:30 showing will be in the Little Theater of the Recreation Community Building in Riverside Park. The video, replacing…

Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of stories examining the impact of state budget cuts on public health agencies serving the Allen County area. JoAnn Buche lives with constant fear she will…

Thursday the U.S. Supreme Court overruled the 2002 McCain-Feingold law that prohibited corpo-rations from running campaign ads advocating the election or defeat of a candidate within 30 days of a primary election or 60 days…

ROSALIA — Yates Center High’s Wildcat boys and girls stepped out of Tri-Valley League play Thursday to take on Flinthills High’s Mustang teams It was a good night for Wildcat basketball. The Wildcat girls cruised…