“I want to see you scraping dirt.”Keith Gurwell’s instructions were simple.If the young softball players were in proper defensive position, they should be crouched low enough to scrape dirt with their gloves.“If you can’t scrape…

Ron Baker, 56, and a native of Humboldt, will serve as the new chief executive officer of Allen County Hospital beginning Jan. 28, 2013.“It’s a great opportunity to come back home and hopefully retire from…

Iola schools look to heighten security By ALLISON TINNallison@iolaregister.com Although the tragedy in Newtown, Conn. was some 1,300 miles away, the event hits close to home. In regards to the shooting that occurred Friday, school…

Richard Lynn Watson was born on Feb. 27 in Iola 58 years ago to John Newton Watson and Ethylene Watson and died Sunday, Dec. 16, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Mo. Richard spent the early…

Gripped by anger and tears, President Barack Obama reacted to Friday’s massacre of 20 innocent children and six adults at Newtown, Conn. with a pledge to put an end to senseless mass killings.“We cannot tolerate…

Eugene Charles Blakesley, 85, Welda, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012, at St. Luke’s South Hospital in Overland Park.Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Angels Catholic Church,…

Michigan became the 24th state to have a so-called right to work law Wednesday. What the law does is prohibit the closed shop, a union contract with an employer which requires every worker to be…

Snowy nails A little white, a little glitter and a little silver and you have yourself a winter wonderland theme for that Christmas party you are going to. Put a coat of white nail polish…

Iola Elks delivered more than $5,000 worth of Christmas baskets to needy families in Iola and nearby towns.“We spent $1,200 on food and another $4,000 on toys and clothes,” said Christina Ramirez, the lodge’s exalted…

If it weren’t for a noticeable hitch in his gait, no would have an inkling Iolan Don Jones had polio when he was a youngster.To his credit, Jones, who will retire Friday after more than…