Allen County Regional Hospital is working to establish a Patient and Family Advisory Council (PFAC). “The purpose of the PFAC is simply to assemble a group of patients and family members who partner with staff…

TOPEKA — A Humboldt Democrat and a Garnett Republican are vying for the chance to fill the Kansas House of Representatives seat to be vacated by Rep. Kent Thompson, who chose not to run for…

Family is a big reason why Amanda Kmiec works in food service. Her two older sisters work in nutrition services and served as her mentors as she advanced through her education and career. She’s now…

The Iola Register brought home the Sweepstakes award in both news and advertising this weekend.  The awards recognize the top-performing newspapers in the state during the Kansas Press Association’s annual Awards of Excellence contest. The…

Motorists traveling between Yates Center and Iola will face delays over the summer. The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) has started a project to resurface U.S. 54 between Yates Center and Iola.  The contractor is…

Roughly 150 schoolchildren and adult leaders ventured from Iola to Hutchinson Thursday for the weekly SAFE BASE summer program field trip. Thursday’s excursion took the group to Hutchinson’s Strataca Underground Salt Museum. The museum is…

HUMBOLDT — If you think “bruncherie” sounds like a made-up word, you’re only partly right. A bruncherie (also spelled brunchery) is becoming a sort of modern term for a restaurant that specializes in serving brunch,…

John Booth of Moran isn’t afraid to take a gamble. He’s done it before, when more than 13 years ago he served as a boat captain and lead fishing excursions in Alaska. He came home…

The attorney for a man accused of killing his neighbor has asked the court for a competency evaluation of his client. Raymond “Dale” Maloney, age 78 of LaHarpe, has been charged with first-degree murder and…

It was a night of ideas, big and small, envisioning what Iola could do to become a better and more inviting place to live.   More than 50 people gathered Monday evening for Thrive Allen…