Revisions to Iola’s employee handbook, typically a routine affair, took on a few added layers of discussion Monday as City Council members weighed a series of major changes in how the city does business. At…

Chase Martin, a relative newcomer to Iola, is the newest Iola City Council member. Martin was appointed Monday to fill the unexpired term of Jon Wells, who relinquished his seat when he was sworn in…

The impasse between Republicans and Democrats that has brought government operations to a standstill rests primarily on their different visions of the United States. Stroke by stroke, Congressional Republicans are painting a picture where the…

Dear editor, I have to disagree with Tracy Keagle’s article in Saturday’s Iola Register. (“Area homeless need our compassion.”) She calls them circumstances, I call them excuses. She says Iola has its “fair share” of…

June Magdalene Fosdick, 98, Iola, passed away Friday, Jan. 19, 2018 at Windsor Place in Iola. June was one of four children born to Frank and Beary (Mustain) Tullis. She was born Sept. 17, 1919,…

MORAN — It’s been open less than a year, but the success of 54 Fitness — Moran’s new exercise emporium — has already exceeded most everyone’s expectations. Membership is at 90, more than twice the…

With 71 team points scored, the Humboldt wrestling team walked away with ninth place overall at the Eureka Invitational on Saturday.  The Cubs also had four individuals place in the top five in their class…

Despite a rough beginning and ending, the Mustangs reached down and snapped a three-game losing skid on Saturday, beating Prairie View 54-47 in the seventh-place game of the Burlington Invitational Tournament.  “It leaves a bad…

Victory over former SEK league foe Independence was well within grasp for the Fillies on Saturday in the fifth-place game of the Burlington Invitational Tournament. With 40 seconds left, the Fillies found themselves down two…

A 50th anniversary reception honoring Dick and Donna Boyd is 2-4 p.m. Feb. 3, 2018, at the Moran Senior/Community Center, 407 Cedar St. Cards may be sent to the Boyds at 1025 3600 St., Moran…