WICHITA, Kansas — Soaring prices define the market for land in Kansas farm country. Farm real estate and cropland values in Kansas jumped more than 10% this year compared to last year. That’s good and…

Melanie Anne Wilson, age 56, passed away Monday, Aug. 23, 2021, at Stormont Vail Health in Topeka.  Melanie was born Nov. 9, 1964, to Marion and Marilyn (Sutton) Sponseller in Iola. She graduated from Iola…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas hospitals are clamoring for traveling nurses as the number of COVID-19 patients rises to levels last seen in January.  The state had 407 open travel nurse positions as of Monday,…

From left, Warren Johnson and Joe Sutton of Marmaton Lodge #245 present a check to Marmaton Valley students Aly Ard, Kendall Scharff, Sarah Harrison, Autumn Simpson to aid with the annual Marmaton Valley back-to-school BBQ. …

IOLA MUNICIPAL COURT Judge Patti Boyd Convicted as follows with fines assessed: Sarei Aldaba, Iola, 43/25, $203 Denise D. Freilinger, Iola, failure to report an accident, $195 Lamont Jones, Iola, two counts of no animal…

Seven Iola Amateur Radio Club members gathered for their regular meeting Aug. 14. Members were reminded that paper pick-up day is set for Sept. 4. Contact Gale Jeffers for information. Club secretary Kim Romig the…

Allen County has selected American Medical Response (AMR) to be its new ambulance provider. But what all does that mean? To learn more, the Register spoke with Jason Jenkins, regional representative for the company. What…

Jessica Tanner worries her son will be infected by COVID-19 again. He barely survived the first time. Connor McCullough, age 12, was diagnosed with the coronavirus in late January.  A healthy boy with no underlying…

The Southeast Kansas Multi-County Health Departments, including Allen County, are now offering an additional dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for those moderately to severely immunocompromised.  Mondays are walk-in days. Otherwise, call for an appointment.…

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An explosion went off Thursday outside Kabul’s airport, where thousands of people have flocked as they try to flee the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. Officials offered no casualty count, but a…