How to deal with a Supreme Court order to increase school funding will be a constant companion of legislators when the 2018 session opens in about three weeks, Rep. Kent Thompson told Allen County commissioners…

Extension of utilities to accommodate development of a 24.8-acre tract east of Humboldt received unanimous support from Allen County commissioners Tuesday morning.The county will pay 50 percent, about $336,250, of the total bill. The remainder…

The Woodson County Courthouse offers a spectacular Christmas lights display in downtown Yates Center this holiday season. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN

He’s made his list and checked it twice.But Santa’s not waiting until Christmas Eve to start handing out presents.For the sixth consecutive year, Santa will be in Iola a few days out to begin dispensing…

Barring any unforeseen difficulty, a pedestrian bridge connecting Iola proper with the Lehigh Portland Trails complex should be in place by summer.Crews from B&B Bridge Company, St. Paul, began clearing brush debris last week on…

Charles Edward Uitts, 86, Chanute, died Saturday, Dec. 16, at Heritage Health Care in Chanute.Charlie’s burial will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Highland Cemetery in Iola. Contributions in his memory are suggested to Heritage…

Maridonna Cain, 85, Ottawa, passed away Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017, at Brookside Retirement Community.Her family will meet with friends from 9 to 10 a.m. Wednesday at Dengel & Son Mortuary, Ottawa. Funeral services will immediately…

Dear editor,A gift by any other name might well be called poison. In English, a gift is defined as something given voluntarily and without restrictions. In German, the word gift translates as poison!This was probably…

Novelist Ann Patchett recently wrote an op-ed in the New York Times telling of her one-year moratorium on frivolously spending. With enough shoes and clothes to last a lifetime, Patchett swore off falling victim to…

The Humboldt Middle School boys basketball team closed out the semester winning one game and losing two on Monday at home versus Fredonia.The C-Team opened things up with their first win of the year, winning…