Month: June 2012

The Iola High School band can rest easy knowing a new band director has been hired.  Matt Kleopfer, 27, was hired the same day band members went on their trip to New York City in…

The early days of summer 2012 have some eerie similarities to 1954, the hottest year of the past century. Fifty-eight years ago, June 24 was the first of 54 days that had highs of 100…

James Eric Callahan and Sabrina Marie Strickler, both of Plano, Texas, will be married Feb. 9, 2013. The wedding will be in Breckenridge, Colo. Strickler is a manager of commerce services for Hilton Worldwide in…

Jayden Bowen, 2012 Crest High graduate, is playing in tonight’s fifth annual Kansas-Nebraska 8-Man All-Star game. The game is 7 o’clock at Doane College in Crete, Neb., and sponsored by Pinnacle Bank. Bowen is a…

To contact Eric Sparks about this coming week’s youth tennis camp call 620-228-8130 or email him at [email protected] Register had all contact information wrong in the story that appeared in Thursday’s newspaper. The Register regrets…

Trickle-down effect was not what Kansas schools wanted.On Monday, the Kansas State High School Activities Association released the results of statewide vote by Class 4A, 3A, 2-1A schools on a proposal to restructure Kansas football…

Neither Allen Community College team had the spring season it wanted. But there were individual highlights throughout the season for both the ACC baseball and softball teams.Nine Allen Community College athletes received postseason honors in…

Some might think that working at or running a pharmacy is about prescriptions. According to Brad Bazo, 2012 Iola High School graduate, it’s about the most important ingredient of any medical related field, people.“I enjoy…

One in every six children who is not reading proficiently by third grade fails to graduate from high school on time. Additionally, 35 percent of children entering kindergarten are not prepared to learn; lacking language…

Most non-profit organizations have a hard time keeping afloat because of lack of funding. Allen County Animal Rescue Facility (ACARF) found its saving grace when three women decided more needed to be done for the…