Month: November 2010

 Project serves 22 families for holiday Iola’s Quivira Council Cub Scout Pack 55 prepared “ready to heat” meals for residents of Hope Unlimited’s safe house Saturday at Calvary United Methodist Church. Scout families prepared three…

Former Iola resident M. Lois (Clark) Frodsham, 94, formerly of McPherson and Johnson City, died Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010, at Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit. She lived in McPherson from 1951 to 2004, moving to…

Allen County Community College’s Christian Rodriguez (23) earned Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference and Region VI honorable mention for the 2010 soccer season. Rodriguez is a sophomore forward from Las Vegas, Nev., scored six goals…

Three Rivers League eight-man football champion Crest High’s Lancers had eight players garner league honors in football for the 2010 season. The Lancers were 5-0 in league play and finished 9-2 overall with  eight-man district…

Nicole Rockhold increased her kill ratio. That was good news for Allen County Community College’s volleyball team.Rockhold admitted to the Register that receiving All-Jayhawk Conference and All-Region VI, Division II honors was reward for “my…

A Hometown Holiday Celebration is being planned on Nov. 30 by the Iola Area Chamber of Commerce to usher in the Christmas season.Festivities will begin at 6 p.m. with Becky French singing Christmas carols at…

After nearly nine years, Maude Burns, 79, is stepping aside as the lead instructor for the Seniorcise classes sponsored by the Iola Recreation Department.“I’ve decided it’s time for me to cut back — not quit…

At this point in his life, Bob Walden, 67, enjoys few things more than throwing a shotgun to his shoulder when a pheasant breaks cover or watching from a tree stand as a big buck…

Ryan and Kristin Adams, Wellsville, announce the birth of a daughter, Bailey Elizabeth, born Oct. 1, 2010, at Olathe Medical Center. She weighed 9 pounds, 9.8 ounces and was 21 3/4 inches long She joins…

Glenn and Edna Mae “Ginger” Roberts, Savonburg, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at a reception from 1 to 3 p.m. Nov. 27 at the North Community Building, 505 N. Buckeye. Glenn Roberts and Edna…