Lisa Wicoff was given the green light to pursue three new courses at Allen Community College’s board of trustees meeting Tuesday evening.  Wicoff is dean of the college’s Career Technology Center and Industry Partnerships.  To…

The Iola school bands welcomed the community to their winter concerts Tuesday evening at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. Playing a medley of songs were the jazz band, beginning and intermediate bands, middle school advanced…

You’re invited! Please stop by the Register office next week to help us celebrate our 4th annual Subscriber Appreciation Week. Pick up a “I Read Local” tote bag, free to all subscribers. We’ll also have…

Allen County Commissioners arrived at a solution Tuesday morning after a change in a grant’s eligibility requirements. Last year, Your Community Foundation (YCF) qualified for a grant from the Patterson Foundation of Kansas City. The…

“It feels like I’m moving home, and I’m not even from there,” was Dr. Lyvier Leffler’s response from Houston Wednesday morning at the news of being selected as the next president of Allen Community College.…

Pete’s Corp. of Erie raised $100,000 this year at its convenience stores in three states for the Court Appointed Special Advocates program that operates in many of the same cities. Pete’s stores in Kansas, Oklahoma…

Debbie Bearden laid bare the facts before Iola City Council members Monday evening: in order to continue, the Allen County Farmers Market needs help. “The Farmers Market has to have staff to carry out the…

HUMBOLDT  —  Water rates will increase 40 percent beginning in 2025 for Humboldt residents. It could have been worse. But the majority of city council members elected to take the conservative approach to addressing the…

Iola kicked off the holiday season with a weekend filled with activities. The Iola Area Chamber of Commerce sponsored Friday’s Downtown Block Party, then welcomed Santa as he met with local children. First, though, Santa…

Area 4-Her’s won national champion honors at a livestock judging contest in Kentucky last month. Brody Nemecek, an Iola High School graduate, coached the Kansas 4-H All-Star Team that won the National 4-H Livestock Judging…