Helen Cora Mabel Luelf, 91, of Independence died Friday, July 2, 2010, at Windsor Place in Iola.She was born Oct. 27, 1918, in Truston, Mo., to Herman and Alma (Winter) Luelf. She attended Truston schools…

Agnes Fern Pearman, 91, of Iola died Saturday, July 3, 2010, at Windsor Place Nursing Center in Iola after a month of confined illness.She was born July 21, 1918, in Savonburg, the youngest of three…

Donna Faye Rhudy-Hawn, 74, died Sunday, July 4, 2010.She was born July 20, 1935, in Girard, to Carl and Mable VanDyke-Rhudy. She was one of seven children and grew up in Girard.In 1951, she married…

Funeral services for Jimmy Dean Jones of Humboldt, whose death on Friday was published in Saturday’s Register, were Monday afternoon at the Penwell-Gabel Humboldt Chapel. Cremation followed the service and inurnment was private.He was born…

Graveside services for Jenny Teresa Trabuc, whose obituary was published in the April 22 Iola Register, will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Colony Cemetery.  Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapels of Iola is in…

On a windy April 29, I was at home watching a new baby great-grandson for a couple of hours when my world was turned upside-down. I was informed that my oldest son, Charlie, had a…

On June 30, my youngest child was hit by an SUV while sitting in a shopping cart in the parking lot at Walmart.It wasn’t a big hit — my child didn’t go flying across the…

Kansas started a new state budget year on July 1, $700 million in the red. It was necessary to issue a certificate of indebtedness for the $700 million because tax collection shortfalls left the treasury…

HUMBOLDT — Matt Habiger and Johnny Bone Jr. were big winners Friday evening at Humboldt Speedway.Bone took home the top prize in the Midwest Modified $1,000-to-win feature race. Habiger, a long-time competitor locally, picked up…

COLONY — Kris Kobach told nearly 100 people gathered here Sunday morning for a community church service that same-sex marriage “is a mess that is affecting our culture.”Kobach, 44, is seeking the Republican nomination for…