Former Kincaid resident Leland Earl Cady, 88, of Sheldon, Mo., died Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011, at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada, Mo., following a lengthy illness.He was born June 26, 1923, in Sheldon, to Thomas…

James O. “Jim” Shinn, 86, of Iola died Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011, at Iola Nursing Center.Jim was born Aug. 5, 1925, in Bronson, to Orval Lawrence and Myrtle Nora (Nash) Shinn. He graduated from Bronson…

Curtis Kent Lawrence, 68, of Iola, died Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011, in Spring Hill from injuries in an automobile accident.Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Wesley United Methodist Church in Iola. The Rev.…

Iola High senior Jerrik Sigg  is atop the Southeast Kansas League individual scoring list. But can he maintain it?Sigg and the IHS Mustangs are finished with the 2011 season. He scored 170 points — 26…

It’s common for Dave Bedenbender to cull a few of his older beef cows each year. This year’s tortuously hot and dry weather may force him to be more aggressive.Hay at $125 for a big…

Access to higher education for students of all stripes was the theme of a celebration Monday afternoon at Allen County Community College.The college hosted Kansas State University President Kirk Schulz and other K-State administrators to…

HUMBOLDT — Once again, Humboldt High School is being nationally recognized for success and innovation in the classroom. This time, U.S. News and World Report ranked Humboldt High as the second “most connected classroom” in…

YATES CENTER — During a Yates Center City Council meeting conducted Sept. 19, council members voted during an executive session, which is a violation of the Kansas Open Meetings Act.Council members learned during their regular…

Steve Orcutt’s mission Monday was simple: ensure those who happened by his house on Cottonwood Street had a howling good time.Orcutt’s front yard became spook central as hundreds of young trick-or-treaters flocked to his home…

Iola’s days of purchasing electricity through the Kansas Power Pool are numbered.City Administrator Carl Slaugh told the Register Monday that he will recommend to City Council members at their Nov. 14 meeting that the city…