Month: July 2014

LAHARPE — LaHarpe Communications is riding a “New Wave” to provide faster, more reliable Internet service to rural areas of southeast Kansas.The erection Thursday of a 120-foot tower outside the LaHarpe Communications complex in downtown…

Kyra Ames, Colorado Springs, Colo., and Tyler Ringwald, Enid, Okla., will be married on Oct. 24, 2014, at the Quakertown United Methodist Church in Quakertown, Pa.Kyra is the daughter of Michael and Donna Ames, Quakertown.…

A casual conversation with Larry Lindberg this week rekindled my interest in finding links to a time in Allen County long before Europeans interrupted lives of the first settlers, who meandered across a narrow land…

Dear editor:Put those political flyers to good use.1. Cut them in half and place loosely in a paper sack. Twist the top and tie with a string. These are great for starting campfires or fireplaces.…

Allen Community College track and cross country coach Vince DeGrado is hosting a cross country camp Wednesday through Aug. 2.The camp’s check-in will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday. Runners between grades 7-12, along…

The Iola Soccer Club, entering its second season as part of the Paola Soccer Club League, has a new name and new team colors.The ISC Ambush will sport lime green and black colors, said Brek…

Editor’s note: Due to early deadlines of the paper, results from Friday’s Zone 6 Tournament games were unavailable before press time. A full recap for the rest of the tournament will be in Monday’s Register.…

Trevor Gray is the first to admit there will be other, more polished pieces of vehicular art at the upcoming Smokin’ Hot Car Show and BBQ Cookoff.He rattles off his issues with Trigger, the name…

Ruby Davis has lived in the same house in Iola since 1956, and it is filled with a century’s worth of artifacts. Davis turned 100 on Wednesday.What’s the most important thing in her house? Is…

A low-swung vehicle, sleek and silent, slipped into Iola Wednesday evening, a sight that caused a good many heads to turn.The University of Michigan’s solar car, leading the biennial American Solar Challenge race from Austin,…