PITTSBURG — Members of the ANW Co-op Special Olympics and members of Allen County Special Olympics competed in the annual Kansas Area Special Olympics Track and Field Meet Thursday in Pittsburg.Here are the results: ANW…

Morgan Smith has been studying dance since she was 5. So it was a natural progression for the Iola High senior to go from being a cheerleader in high school to a dance team member…

Gerald Rusche isn’t sure if it’s because an animal shelter is set to open in Allen County, or if it’s just that local residents have an affinity for animals.Whatever the reason, Rusche, officer in charge…

An anonymous phone call to the Allen County Sheriff’s De-partment wound up being just the tip law enforcement officers needed to catch Garrett Cleaver.Cleaver, wanted on a manslaughter charge out of Neosho County following a…

The Union Pacific’s steam locomotive No. 844 — the final steam locomotive built by the railroad giant in 1944 — will make a stop in Woodson County Sunday morning.The steam engine will be at the…

State Sen. Derek Schmidt, R-Independence, will spend an hour in Iola Monday to discuss the Legislature’s plans to address the ongoing budget crunch. Schmidt will be at the Frederick Funston Meeting Hall, 207 N. Jefferson…

Gary and Myrna Faulhaber, Iola, will be honored at a 50th anniversary celebration from 2 to 4 p.m. May 1 at St. John’s Parish Center.Gary Faulhaber and Myrna Krull were married Dec. 24, 1959, in…

Ridge Alexander Read, 19, of Rossville died Wednesday, April 21, 2010, at Cloud County Health Center in Concordia.He was born Nov. 6, 1990, in Ottawa, to Randy D. and Wendy L. Baker Read. He lived…

Leah Rae Card, 74, of Chanute and formerly of Humboldt died Wednesday, April 21, 2010, at Via Christi Medical Center St. Francis Campus in Wichita.She was born Dec. 11, 1935, in Iola, to Ray A.…

Allen County Community College’s Red Devil softball team played non-conference games against Labette Community College Tuesday.The Register mistakenly credited Labette with two Jayhawk Eastern Division and NJCAA Region VI, Division II games. In doing so,…