Joan Barnby, 87, Horseshoe Bay, Texas, passed away Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016. She was born to George and Pearl (Conley) Sponseller on Oct. 24, 1929, in Iola.In her early years of marriage, Joan worked for…

A Register holiday tradition of readers sharing their Thanksgiving holiday plans returns Wednesday. All it takes is a sentence or two telling us who will be around your table or lounging in front of the…

The Hunts, a self-described “harmony-laced take on alt-folk” music vocal group, will grace the Bowlus Fine Arts Center stage Saturday night.Tickets remain available for the 7:30 p.m. show.Tickets sell for $18 for orchestra seating and…

Lincoln Elementary third-grader Brandi Frame, center, feels one of the wild animal pelts on display during a class field trip Wednesday to the Allen County Historical Society Museum. She was joined by classmates, back from…

The preliminary hearing for one of the five suspects accused of the murder of Iolan Shawn Cook will not occur before the new year.Allen County Attorney Jerry Hathaway told the Register Wednesday that Rhonda Jackson…

Last year, a survey taken by students at Marmaton Valley, Humboldt and Iola high schools revealed that the percentage of teenage smokers in Allen County is nearly twice the state average.“The Kansas average for students…

INDEPENDENCE — The Iola Middle School wrestling team continued its fantastic start to the 2016 season with a strong performance at the Independence Invitational on Tuesday.The Ponies finished with four champions and also had four…

Jenna Curry’s lay-up with just 45 seconds left in Tuesday’s game with Prairie View gave her a double-double, but more importantly it sealed the seventh-grade varsity Ponies’ 25-18 home victory over their league rivals.Curry had…

Dale Lynn “Smiley” Walters, 68, Iola, died Friday, Nov. 11, 2016, at his home. Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at Bible Fellowship Church, 329 S. First St., in Iola. Inurnment will be…

Robert Allen Ball, Sr., 66, Humboldt, died Friday, Nov. 4, 2016, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. He was born Dec. 31, 1949, in Fort Scott, the son of Harold Ball and Glenda…