Month: April 2017

GARNETT — Iola freshman Elysia Kunkler has now competed in three high school track meets and each time she has made incredible strides. In Thursday’s Anderson County Invitational Kunkler won every event she entered.The Fillies…

TORRANCE, Calif. — The motto of the Mount SAC Relays in Torrance, Calif., is: ‘Where the world’s best athletes complete.’Two Allen Community College runners were among those world-class athletes competing in the prestigious event this…

Who says there are no jobs to be had in Allen County?A few days ago we counted 15 help-wanted advertisements on the Register’s classified ad page, most with solid futures and including attractive benefits.This is…

April is National Volunteer Month.Locally, it is a time to honor and thank the people who work selflessly to make Allen County a better place. Iolan Lois Murray has volunteered for more than four years…

Clockwise from top left, Jackie Rogers directs son Israel toward a treat Saturday at the Kiwanis Easter Egg Hunt on Iola’s downtown square; Mattie Williams shows off a stuffed bunny won Saturday at the Kiwanis Easter Egg…

This magnificent rainbow appeared between LaHarpe and Moran Sunday. 

Gary Dean Covey, 70, Elsmore, passed away Saturday, April 15, 2017, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born Sept. 22, 1946, in the Nevitt Clinic in Moran, the son of George J.…

BURLINGTON — Humboldt — the third-ranked 3A baseball team in the state — challenged themselves on Thursday by going on the road for a non-conference doubleheader against Burlington, only to return with some valuable lessons.The…

BUFFALO — The Yates Center Wildcat softball team was not only able to sweep Altoona-Midway on Thursday, but they also no-hit the Jets in both games.Senior Emily Proper had the first crack at the Jet…

After Thursday’s 3-2 loss to Prairie View in game one at Riverside Park, senior shortstop Sydney Wade went into the dugout and told her team “We are not a 1-7 team,” in an effort to…