With the EMS contract between Iola and Allen County set to expire at the end of the year, the sides will soon head back to the bargaining table. Iola City Council members announced Monday they…

HUMBOLDT — School District 258 has money to burn. The district recently received $366,000 in Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds as part of the federal CAREs Act. Now the challenge is to…

On Wednesday, the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) plans to close and begin reconstruction on the intersection of 1000 Road and U.S. 169 at Welda.  No through traffic will be allowed on 1000 Road. The…

Prom will go on. All of Allen County’s schools plan to offer prom this year, after last year’s events were either canceled or smaller events were organized by parents. The proms will feature a few…

Standing between the Pleasant Valley cemetery and schoolhouse in southern Woodson County, I lost myself in the immensity of the sky. Always looking, looking … but for what? According to the sign above the doorway,…

LAHARPE — Vietnam veterans will be honored with a celebration at 6 p.m. March 27 at the Willis J. Ross Veterans of Foreign Wars post in LaHarpe. Dinner will be served and a pinning ceremony…

HUMBOLDT — Help is on the way. A bill signed by Gov. Laura Kelly Wednesday could ease the immediate burden  Humboldt faces from its utilities-based financial crisis. Recall, rate increases on natural gas during the…

Quick and painless. That’s how the process went when I attended the COVID-19 vaccination clinic Thursday along with other Register staff who have a high degree of contact with the public. The clinic, organized by…

Carri Sailor, owner of Rookies Sports Bar and Grill, has a vision for St. Patrick’s Day in Iola. She dreams of a downtown square filled with festivities. Businesses and organizations working together. Maybe a parade.…

Zach Louk of Green Cover Seed welcomes the crowd to this year’s Soil Health Conference. More than 150 people were in attendance early Friday morning. Events were scheduled for all day Friday and Saturday.