On Saturday, a surprise 50th wedding anniversary party was held for Don and Donna Bauer at the Allen County Country Club.Hosts for the anniversary celebration were their children and grandchildren, Judy and Brian Johnson, Ben,…

Thomas and Donna Dieker, Westphalia, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at a 2-4 p.m. reception July 4 at St. Teresa’s Hall in Westphalia.Thomas Dieker and Donna Oswald were married July 4, 1960, at St.…

First Christian Church, Iola, was the May 1 setting for the wedding of Connie McRae, Iola, and Brad Ochs, Gridley. Chaplain Lloyd Houk performed the ceremony.The bride is the daughter of John and Merryl McRae,…

Former Iola resident Charlene C. Clark, 95, died today, June 25, 2010, at Lake Point Nursing Center in El Dorado. She was born Nov. 24, 1914, in Warrensburg, Mo., to Charles N. and Mary E.…

Visitation for Rosella M’Lee Hillbrant of Iola, whose death Wednesday was reported in Thursday’s Register, will be from 7 to 8 p.m. today at Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapels in Iola.Funeral services will be at…

Kansas received $378 million in federal stimulas funds for transportation projects. Deb Miller, state secretary of transportation, said the money brought 3,300 transportation jobs to the state in May, producing a monthly payroll of $4.4…

Robert J. Samuelson has assigned himself the role of cold water thrower. Every time someone gets excited about a change that will benefit the nation — perhaps the whole world — he runs to the…

Iola American Legion Post 15’s Indians split a home  doubleheader with Burlington Thursday.Iola’s Mark Bristol drove in three runs in a 5-1 win in the opener. Jerrik Sigg limited Burlington hitters to two hits in…

Back when rail service was at its peak in Allen County, the Tulsa-to-Kansas City Oil Flyer would make its way past Iola on the old Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad.Another “Tulsa flyer” made his…

A partial eclipse of the moon will be short-lived but spectacular early Saturday.Mike Myer, Humboldt amateur astronomer, told the Register the eclipse would start at 5:17 a.m. and the moon would set at 6:02, just…