Interviewing children who have been sexually abused takes intensive training and patience by forensic interviewers to let a child pick his own words in describing the abuse. Many times it is difficult for children to…

Iolans were given a glimpse Thursday at how the city’s parks system could be enhanced.Thursday’s Vision Iola meeting led a group of 15 on a tour aboard the Iola Area Chamber of Commerce’s Molly Trolley…

A Verona, Mo., teenager was killed in a single-vehicle accident north of Colony Thursday morning.According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, Mary Robertson, 13, died after she was ejected out the back of a utility vehicle…

Graveside memorial services for C. Opal Hayes, whose obituary was published in the March 18, 2010, Iola Register will be at 11:30 a.m. Monday in Highland Cemetery in Iola.Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapels of Iola…

Gerald Welsh, 74, of Kincaid died Wednesday, May 26, 2010, at his home.Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Kincaid-Selma United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in Kincaid Cemetery. Visitation will be from…

Former Iola resident William “Ed” Masterson, 65, of Jacksonville, Fla., died Thursday, April 15, 2010.He was born Sept. 12, 1944, in St. Paul, Ark., to Lily Mae and Charles Ona Masterson.He is survived by his…

Charles D. “Chuck” Womelsdorf, 76, of Chanute died Wednesday, May 26, 2010, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City.He was born April 28, 1934, in Fort Scott, to Henry Webster and Leah…

Anne Kazmierczak’s story on Mary Ramsay’s garden in today’s Register tells you all you need to know about the satisfactions that come from growing things you can eat.The Ramsey garden may or may not break…

A Walmart employee in Wichita was fired for saving the company a $600 shoplifting loss. Heather Ravenstein saw a man walk out with a computer he hadn’t paid for, accosted  him, grabbed the computer and…

Iola, Humboldt, Marmaton Valley, Uniontown, Yates Center, Crest, SCC have champions through the years A new group of state championship hopefuls from Iola High School, Humboldt High School, Marmaton Valley High School, Uniontown High School,…