Michael and Mary Hull announce the birth of a son, Mason Lee, born July 24, 2011, in Cabo San Lucas,  Mexico. He weighed 8 pounds and was 21 1/2 inches long. He joins a brother,…

Monday’s front page reported Gov. Sam Brownback was working toward eliminating the Kansas income tax.The premise is that it frees up money that supposedly will be spent on new business ventures, luring people to our…

I would like to thank Susan Lynn for her editorial published in the Iola Register last Saturday. Ms. Lynn did a fine job of pointing out the need for and benefits from the ACARF animal…

HUMBOLDT —  Racing fans not only got their usual jolt of action from regular drivers at Humboldt Speedway Friday night, the Show-Me Racing Series  Late Models were featured.Being good on the track is part of…

Playing their game got the Iola American Legion Leslie J. Campbell Post 15’s AA Indians right where they want to be — in the state tournament.After a not-so-Iola Indian performance to open last week’s Zone…

David Burke sees his new business, 5 O’Clock Somewhere, as more than just a tavern.“People work hard during the week,” he said. “They just like to go out and relax for while, maybe see some…

The biweekly USD 257 board meeting was pushed back to tonight at 6:30 in the Iola High School lecture hall.Superintendent of Schools Brian Pekarek and board members Don Snavely, Darrel Catron and Buck Quincy were…

Keeping up with conversations may have been a bit harder than usual for some in the crowd Friday at the Southeast Kansas Stockyards LLC livestock sale.Chances are, the person next to you was a world-class…

Ron Conaway told Allen County commissioners this morning that Iola Emergency Medical Service could provide ambulance coverage for all of Allen County at a substantial savings.Conaway, Iola’s EMS director, fleshed out the proposal for Iola…

Stanley I. Schell, 89, of Manhattan died Friday, July 22, 2011, at Meadowlark Hills Bramlage House.He was born July 19, 1922, in Iola, to Leon Ingram and Pauline Ruth (Jacobs) Schell. He had been a…