A crowd of more than 50 walkers and runners zipped their way through the streets of Iola Saturday evening for the inaugural Backwards Bomber 5K, a loosely organized event to replace the now-defunct Charley Melvin…

MORAN — Early Friday evening a brief reconnaissance of Stub’s Market, a block west of the main drag, revealed a store well-equipped to handle everyday grocery needs of Moran residents.Row after row of non-perishables were…

It has been a fun ride.I was thrown right into the fire when I started at the Iola Register a year and a half ago.Allen Community College at Neosho County Community College basketball was my…

Garnett native Luke Rockers, 38, Benbrook, Texas, died Thursday, July 13, 2017, surrounded by his family in Garnett.Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Scipio.…

A couple of weeks ago while ensconced on the couch, wife Beverly gave out a little squeal and announced a mouse had just scampered across the kitchen floor.She may exaggerate from time to time, but…

With a population of 341, Shickley, Neb., is barely a dot on the map. In fact, on Google Maps you have to zoom in several times over for its name to appear, about 70 miles…

This time of year Kansas soybean fields are famous for their picturesque symmetry, long rows of dark green plants divided by corridors of rich brown soil.The appearance is compelling enough to inspire an artist.Because of…

The people and stories of Pot’s Corner In 1976, the Register published a three-paragraph squib about “pot corner”:“Nobody knows for sure how it was started, but a country road intersection east of Moran has been…

The 14-and-Under SEK Sluggers took first place in their final tournament of the year last weekend when they traveled to Independence, Mo., for the ASA “C” Metros tournament. The Sluggers went 2-1 in pool-play, but…

The Neosho County American Legion team will play in its first-ever zone tournament on Saturday and will be favored in its first round matchup.The first-year team will be the fourth seed with a 6-12 record…