It is time for Iola to stop trying to convince taxpayers we need a new hospital, school, revamped downtown, etc. July 15, employees at Haldex were notified the plant was being closed in Iola and…

The Bush tax cuts of 2001 will expire at the end of the year. The cuts came with a 10-year sunset provision to gain the votes needed to pass them. Republicans in Congress have regularly…

Throw out the excessive heat and the thunderstorm, and the 2010 SEK Swim League Championships went smoothly Saturday.With about two hours of competition left, Iola had to send everyone home Saturday evening because of the…

After twice defeating cancer, Iolan Donna Rourk was able to celebrate double Friday evening.Rourk was one of the many who participated in the 14th annual Allen County Relay For Life, a fundraiser for the American…

Area farmer harvests blackberries Long before the term was coined, Jim Smith believed in multitasking.The former barber, who retired after 46 years in the business, also was a full-time farmer. Now, he’s a budding berry…

Eugene and Peggy Lundine, Humboldt, announce the engagement and ap-proaching marriage of their daughter, Jesse Lundine, to Andrew Johns, son of Eileen Johns, Lone Elm, and the late Randy Johns.The bride-elect is a 2006 graduate…

Funeral services for Marvin L. Trumpp, 82, Garnett, whose death Wednesday was reported previously in the Register, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at First Christian Church in Garnett.Burial will follow at Garnett Cemetery.The family…

Judith “Judy” Elaine Petty, 68, Chanute, died Wednesday, July 14, 2010, at Chanute Health Care Center.She was born in Waverly on Oct. 13, 1942, the daughter of William Houston and Edna (Bonner) Houston. She was…

Elizabeth “Libby” Ensley, election commissioner for Shawnee County, is far and away the most qualified candidate in either party for Kansas secretary of state.She has been running elections in Shawnee County for the past 18…

Rep. Bill Otto deserves the support of district Republicans in the Aug. 3 primary.His vote for the one-penny sales tax increase restored some of the money cut from school funding, which was critically important in…