Month: October 2014

Former Iolan Ballou P. (B.P.) “Stub” Heigele, 93, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014, at Lakeside Meadows in Osage Beach, Mo.Memorial donations are suggested to the donor’s charity of choice.Stub was cremated at his request…

Augustine L. Gomez Jr., 71, died Oct. 21, 2014 in Wichita. Cremation has taken place. There will be a private service on Sunday at 314 N. Chestnut St. in Iola.

Kathryn Joan Tilman, 81, Humboldt, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014, at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita.Kathryn was born Sept. 28, 1933, in Iola, the daughter of Lloyd E. and Dorothy B. (Baker)…

Dear editor,Fear — it can be paralyzing.Step on a crack, you break your mother’s back. Look at the sun, you’ll go blind. Swallow watermelon seeds and a plant will grow in your stomach and you’ll…

Kansas Republicans are feeling left out in the cold.Our governor is fiscally irresponsible. Our candidate for health insurance, Ken Selzer, wants to upend Medicare. Our candidate for the U.S. Senate, Pat Roberts, knows only one…

FORT SCOTT — Voters in Iola aren’t the only ones in southeast Kansas who will vote on school projects next week..Voters in Fort Scott USD 234 will head to the polls Tuesday to determine whether…

If advance interest is an indicator, local voters will flock to the polls Tuesday.Allen County Clerk Sherrie Riebel told commissioners Tuesday 683 ballots had been requested at her office. Of those almost 500 have been…

Hospital administrators have seen an uptick in interest by physicians coming to Iola, said Ron Baker, hospital CEO, and David-Paul Cavazos, director of radiology.The two updated hospital trustees Tuesday night of their recent participation at…

A missing 8-year-old boy prompted a citywide search for about 90 minutes until the boy was spotted safe and sound at Walmart.Iola Police Chief Jared Warner said the youngster walked out of school at Jefferson…

An old book may be rare, but not necessary valuable, Kristian Strom told the Register Tuesday evening.Strom will evaluate books brought to the Iola Family Reading Festival at Allen Community College Saturday. The event will…