Month: March 2012

Former Iola Administrator Judy Brigham filed suit against the city of Iola, six of its eight sitting council members and Iola Attorney Chuck Apt in federal court on Thursday. Brigham was dismissed last fall two…

A letter to the editor in today’s Register, signed by a group of 39 residents calling themselves Iolans For Good Government, levies a number of criticisms toward the Iola City Council. Much of the letter,…

Steven Rattner is a Wall Street executive who looks around at his fellow high-earners and is frankly horrified at what he sees — the rapidly deepening divide between the wealthy 1 percent of the nation’s…

HUMBOLDT — Stormy Scott didn’t just win his career-first USMTS Modified feature Wednesday night at the Humboldt Speedway, he simply overwhelmed the entire field and guaranteed himself the pole position for Saturday’s $15,000-to-win main event…

Iola High’s Kendra Taiclet and Braden Larson, Marmaton Valley High’s Zach Louk and Uniontown High’s Hope Jurgensen and Zach Travis are playing in Sunday’s Sixth Annual KSEK/KLKC Via Christi All-Star Basketball Games in Pittsburg. The…

Allen Community College’s Red Devils held a lead then tied the game twice after that, but fell short in extra innings Wednesday. The Red Devils dropped a pair of Jayhawk Eastern Division games to visiting…

Allen’s Red Devils could not get out of the top of the fourth inning Wednesday. They were just trailing 3-0 and still in the game. At the end of that half-inning, Allen Community College’s baseball…

Anwar Perry didn’t come to this decision quickly. The Allen Community College head men’s basketball coach resigned his position earlier this month. “I’ve been thinking about it since December. I’ve been here five years and…

Area churches have planned a variety of services to celebrate Holy Week. Community Good Friday services, sponsored by Iola’s Area Ministerial Association, will be at noon April 6 at First Baptist Church, 801 N. Cottonwood…

Warm, freshly popped corn will be waiting for folks who stop by Hope Unlimited’s booth at this weekend’s Iola Area Chamber of Commerce Business EXPO. “We are so grateful to Sonic Equipment for letting us…