BURLINGTON — Iola, Humboldt and Southern Coffey County competed in the Burlington Invitational Saturday with SCC’s Lady Titans taking second and Humboldt’s Lady Cubs finishing third.Humboldt went 2-1 in pool play, falling only to eventual…

As a former athlete with a degree in physical education, Brittany Harrington figured her course was set. That is until she worked with special needs children.“I had students from student-teaching who had behavior issues and…

MORAN — Denise H. Rohan, the American Legion’s national commander, will be in Moran Tuesday for a breakfast at the Moran American Legion post.The breakfast is part of a statewide tour for Rohan, who is…

SAVONBURG — With its diminutive size (barely more than 100 residents in all) and relative isolation in the southeast corner of Allen County, Savonburg is, quite frankly, overlooked.But as a small but hearty group can…

Shannon Fletcher and Matthew Zoglmann were united in marriage Saturday, May 6, 2017, at Iola’s First Baptist Church, with Pastor Alan Barus Jr. officiating. The bride is the daughter of J.T. and Candy Fletcher and…

Nellie Wren Sigg, daughter of Austin and Emily Sigg, LaHarpe, was born Aug. 27, 2017, at Fort Scott’s Mercy Hospital. Nellie weighed 8 pounds, 9½ ounces and was 21½ inches long. Her maternal grandparents are…

It’s not often you get to celebrate your 150th birthday. On Wednesday afternoon, The Iola Register gets such an opportunity, and we hope you’ll join us at 1:30 p.m. at the library of Allen Community…

KINCAID — As the 1800s gave way to what soon would be the Industrial Revolution of the early 20th Century, land in these parts was a patchwork of small farms. Farmers rose early each morning,…

Fate smiled on eight high school boys Thursday morning when former Miss Kansas Adrienne Bulinski plucked them from among hundreds of students gathered at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. She sat them in a row…

Yes, she has a medical degree. No, she doesn’t plan to practice medicine. Or at least in the conventional sense. Christine Tholen continues to diagnose and treat diseases. Just not on people. For instance, Tholen…