Month: February 2019

On Sunday, journalists’ inboxes overflowed with politicians’ statements of admiration for the late U.S. Rep. Walter Jones and his consistent independence from party. On Monday, this headline topped Google News: “Another government shutdown looms” —…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is set to resolve its clattering brawl with President Donald Trump in uncommonly bipartisan fashion as lawmakers prepare to pass a border security compromise providing a mere sliver of the billions…

It may seem incongruous with our supposed bootstrap mentality, but Americans worship wealth — and the wealthy — so much that they hold them to different standards. No matter their qualifications, from the outset the…

For many Americans, February is tax time — or at least the time they are reminded of their need to pay taxes, now that the forms are all in. That means millions of people are…

On Sunday, journalists’ inboxes overflowed with politicians’ statements of admiration for the late U.S. Rep. Walter Jones and his consistent independence from party. On Monday, this headline topped Google News: “Another government shutdown looms” —…

Allen County Regional Hospital and the American Red Cross present the “Battle of the Badges” traveling trophy to the Allen County Sheriff’s and Iola Police departments, after law enforcement officers donated 51 units of blood…

A bit of serendipity helped local resident Chris Holloway save an Iola man’s porch from burning. Holloway told the Register he was traveling along Lincoln Street Wednesday morning, when he saw an elderly man struggling…

Glenda Helton reviewed the book “Growing Up” at Monday’s Unity Club meeting at the Iola Public Library. “Growing Up” was penned by Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Russell Baker, who wrote about growing up…

It may not have been as easy as it was the first time around but head coach Becky Carlson and her team couldn’t care less. A win is a win.  The Fillies continued their winning…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A much-criticized national database that checks if voters are registered in multiple states wasn’t used last year in Kansas, the state that administers it, the official overseeing the state’s elections told…