The nonprofit organization is moving from 111 S. Washington Ave. to 509 N. State St., where it will temporarily share space with EZ Tax Service.  Its former location has been sold, said Tracy Keagle, executive…

Honoring veterans who have died in defense of the country needn’t be limited to a single day, Shawn Minihan noted Monday. Minihan, an Iola native who served in the Navy during Operation Desert Storm in…

Candise Faye “Candy” Larson, 67, died Thursday, May 25, 2017, at Arrowood Lane Assisted Living in Humboldt.  She was born Jan. 21, 1950, in Iola, the daughter of George and Mary Martin Likely.  She graduated…

LeAnna Flory hits the ball during a practice for her A&W-sponsored girls T-ball team in Iola’s Youth Recreational League. Youth teams will start games next week. For a full listing of the offerings from Iola…

EMPORIA — The toughest part of any coach’s season is when it comes time to say goodbye to the senior class.That task becomes even more difficult when that group of seniors has  been special enough…

Daniel and Kathy Vecchio, Rochester, Pa., announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Angela Marie, to Peter Christopher Kipp, son of Steve and Marilyn Kipp, Iola. The bride-to-be is a graduate of Seneca…

If you live in a big two-story house, maybe with a walk-in attic, and move elsewhere, don’t put off until the last minute packing up all you’ve accumulated in 40 years of occupancy and nearly…

Allen County was in the spotlight last week when representatives of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) came to evaluate it as a “Culture of Health” candidate. The county is one of 11 finalists for…

Bill Goode and Al Richardson have more in common than they ever realized.Both served in the Navy during World War II, Goode in the Aleutian Islands in the South Pacific; Richardson stateside, as part of…

Shawn Minihan, a Johnson County attorney and Navy veteran, will speak at Memorial Day services Monday. Ceremonies will start at 11 a.m. at Highland Cemetery, north end of Jefferson Avenue. Minihan told the Register an…