On the Thursday before Easter Dale Erb and his wife, Maria, were making a beeline for the Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita.A few hours earlier, during a checkup with a visiting cardiologist at Allen County…

Kansas is hemorrhaging teachers, according to a report released by the Kansas Department of Education.An estimated 3,720 teachers have vacated their positions after this most recent school year. That’s up almost 60 percent, or 2,150,…

Iola’s AA American Legion baseball team is back in action tonight after being rained out this weekend in Ottawa.The Indians will face off against Burlington American Legion AA in the Humboldt Sports Complex at 6…

Delma Marie Rourk, 83, Iola, passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2015, at Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola.Delma was born May 13, 1932, on a farm southwest of Iola, the daughter of George and D.…

Iola City Council members will tackle a number of weighty items when they meet Monday evening.Among the topics:— IMS Traffic: The Council will decide whether to convert portions of East and Jackson streets as one-way…

When drivers enter the city limits of Allen County communities they will be greeted by brand new Crime Stoppers signs.The signs are reminders that community members want their county to be safe and how others…

Tony Leavitt has yet to reach out to his former colleagues at Herff Jones, who learned this week the Iola diploma-making facility will soon close its doors.He also hesitated after being approached by a Register…

Lightning seldom strikes twice in the same place, but it did this week when Gregg Hutton — and about 10 other Haldex expatriates — learned Iola’s Herff Jones plant would close Oct. 1.Just five years…

Emily Clark, Iola, and Kaden Roush, Lebanon, Kan., were united in marriage at 6 p.m. on May 30, 2015, at the bride’s family farm in Iola. Lance McDowell, Lebanon, officiated the wedding.Emily is the daughter…

Mr. and Mrs. Greg Renyer, Sabetha, are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter, Gessica Ann Renyer, to Ryan James Tastove. Ryan is the son of Robert and Marjorie Tastove, Westphalia. Gessica is a…