Mac Simpson, 12, and his brother Gus, 6, relax after eating pancakes and sausage prepared Saturday by the Rotary Club at the Masonic Lodge. The club served 110 community members between 6 a.m. and noon.…

Good news. Glen Norman is coming to the rescue of Allen County Cleaners. “It absolutely is not closing,” Norman said in response to a story in Saturday’s Register about Lori Stottlemire closing shop. Norman had…

Lillie Collins knows a thing or two about kids and how fast they go through a pair of shoes. She raised five sons and a daughter and has 19 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. All of…

Since the inaugural Charley Melvin Mad Bomber Run For Your Life four years ago, the number of activities at the event has grown, and so has the attendance.  This year, Thrive Allen County is adding…

Iola City Council members will gather for a special session Tuesday to discuss the city’s 2013 spending plan. The 3 p.m. meeting will be at the New Community Building at Riverside Park. The public is…

Two educational professionals have strived to exceed expectations during their tenures in USD 257. With accomplishments in tow, they move on to give their skills, time and dedication to new districts. David Grover and Gail…

Rail trail volunteers gathered early Saturday morning to begin work on the bike trail extension from Humboldt to Iola.  In April, Allen County was approved for a $22,818 grant from the Sunflower Foundation to build…

Larry “Earl” Maloney and Janice Leann Tremain were married at 5 p.m. on June 7, 1962 in Fort Scott, by Mr. Waters, Justice of Peace. Earl is the son of the late Joe and Helen…

De’Raun Laine Walls, 3-month-old son of Derrick and Christy (Bartholomew) Walls of Iola, died Thursday, May 31, 2012, at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. He was born March 6, 2012 in Iola. In…

Former Iolan LaFon Johnson, 52, died May 13, 2012, at his home in Longview, Texas.  He was born Aug. 3, 1959, in Wichita, the son of Howard and Lolita Walls Johnson. He graduated from Iola…