Candidates for local, state and federal offices whose races will be on Allen Countians’ ballots have been invited to a forum here Saturday morning. Allen County Farm Bureau will sponsor the event at Iola High…

GAS — “You’re welcome here,” Darrell Catron, Gas mayor, told about 30 people who live between Iola and Gas Tuesday evening. Catron’s invitation came near the conclusion of a public meeting Gas called to discuss…

Choosing his education path more than four years ago, Iola’s Joel Tidd weighed his options and went the way of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. Tidd found a way to combine many of…

  The report of the death of Terry Burns, 58, Iola, in Monday’s Register failed to note that the family requests in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to The Terry Burns Memorial Fund, and…

One case of whooping cough has been confirmed in neighboring Anderson County with another two suspected. In Johnson County, more than 175 cases have been reported, up from 11 in 2011. Statewide, 46 cases have…

Iola Mustangs, an 8-and-under traveling baseball team, won one game and finished in a tie in a home doubleheader Friday against Mound City. The Mustangs beat Mound City 7-6 in six innings. Carter Hutton and…

HUMBOLDT — Racing fans saw a rarity on the track and plenty of hard-charging dirt track, stock car racing Friday night. Humboldt Speedway was back in business after not holding races a week ago because…

Jack Adams lets the baseball come off his fingers as he pitches for Sonic Drive-In in a PeeWee League game Monday at Riverside Park. Sonic lost 9-1 to Dairy Queen.

After Republicans settle on their candidate to run for the Kansas Senate 12th District’s seat, they’ll contend with a former Republican on the Democratic side. Denise Cassells, Mound City, is seeking to represent Allen and…

Iolan Debbie Bearden was a candidate for the Kansas Senate for 3½ hours Monday morning. “I withdrew when I found out that John (Coen) was going to file,” Bearden told the Register. Coen, an Ottawa…