Derek Aldrich, 42, Garnett, died Saturday, July 2, 2011, at Anderson County Hospital.Funeral arrangements will be published later when provided by Feuerborn Family Service.

Jerry Lee Trester, 63, Iola, died Saturday, July 2, 2011, at his home.He was born March 21, 1948, in Iola, the son of Bert A. and Maxine L. (Scheer) Trester.On Aug. 30, 1968, he married…

Minnesota’s state government shut down Friday.Chris Lapakko, one of the 22,000 state workers laid off, took the occasion to make a point. He pitched a tent on the Capitol grounds in St. Paul and told…

HUMBOLDT — Jess Folk Jr. broke out of a season-long victory slump Friday, thanks to a couple of simple adjustments to his modified racer.Folk, a former Humboldt Speedway track champion, declined to reveal the adjustments,…

A weekend filled with activities awaits Iolans with the third annual Charley Melvin Mad Bomber Run For Your Life and a powered parachute fly-in.Festivities kick off Friday evening on the courthouse square, including a car…

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To better carry Register readers through the weekend, the Register will begin a weekend edition starting July 9.The Friday-Saturday edition will be called The Weekender. The news portion will include weddings and engagements, Thursday and…

Dick and Joe Sutherland have a trick or two of their own when it comes to combating Mother Nature. Stuck in a persistent heat wave, the Sutherlands tap into the nearby Neosho River to irrigate…