Beverly Marie Tomlinson, 85, Iola, died Monday, Feb. 2, 2015, at her home.She was born Jan. 16, 1930, in Troy, the daughter of Grover Franklin “Frank” and Maudie Marie (Denning) Wykert. She graduated from Troy…

Republicans have unwittingly become a pawn of Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu, Israeli prime minister, by inviting him to address a joint session of Congress on March 3. Netanyahu orchestrated the event to achieve two things: (1)…

Kaleb Ryan Morton, 3-year-old son of Justin Pritchard and Tabitha Morton of Iola, died Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, at Allen County Regional Hospital.Kaleb was born July 28, 2011, in Iola, and has always lived here.…

Even for an upbeat guy, Rep. Kent Thompson was having a hard time drumming up enthusiasm for the challenges facing the Kansas Legislature.“We’ve got 10 days to pass a budget,” he said Tuesday morning. “If…

HUMBOLDT — A highly anticipated showdown left Humboldt High searching for answers Tuesday.The Cubs were plagued with missed shots, faulty passes and other assorted maladies as visiting Eureka High left town with a 51-42 victory.The…

CARBONDALE — The Mustangs were a different team on Tuesday night against Santa Fe Trail. Iola earned a huge 56-37 win after losing 64-61 to Santa Fe Trail on Jan. 24 in the Burlington Midseason…

CARBONDALE — It took a bit longer than last week, but Iola High’s Fillies were able to decimate Santa Fe Trail for a second time. Iola beat the Chargers 53-21 Tuesday night.This time, Santa Fe…

Gates Corporation’s announcement of substantial expansion of its Iola plant was the highlight of an economic development report David Toland gave Allen County commissioners Tuesday morning.Iola, the county and Iola Industries jointly fund countywide economic…

Three stories in Monday’s Register illustrate the nature of small town life.First was news of local teen Scout Henry in a car accident. She’ll be OK, her mother, Angela, said. But the nature of the…

MORAN — A change in hours for the Moran post office may affect utility bill collections.City Clerk Lori Evans noted the post office would close at 2:15 p.m. instead of 4 p.m. each day in…