HUMBOLDT — “Sidewalks are very difficult on trees,” Cole Herder told Humboldt Council members Monday evening.  Trees planted along Bridge Street on the north side of the square are an especial challenge, said Herder, city…

Iola City Council and USD 257 will have a joint meeting June 24 to learn about options for baseball and softball fields at Riverside Park. The city and school board members have been working for…

Iola students can continue to eat free school meals next year.  USD 257 school board members approved a request from Staci Talkington, food service director, to continue the free meal program. “Last year, I wasn’t…

USD 257 is cautiously entering the electric vehicle world.  School board members approved an EPA program that will provide two electric school buses at significant cost savings. The district will pay $70,772 for the two…

Iola City Council members approved a rezoning request on behalf of Allen Community College during Monday evening’s meeting.  The college recently purchased 33.56 acres north of its main campus with the purpose of building more…

NEW YORK CITY — As a reporter for the Iola Register, I attended Health Journalism 2024, a conference by the Association of Health Care Journalists last week in NYC. I was part of a Kansas/Missouri…

The news and advertising staff of The Iola Register won their respective sweepstakes awards at the Kansas Press Association’s annual awards banquet Friday evening in Lawrence. The Register is judged among its peers of small…

Scores of children and their families attend Thursday evening’s Family Safety Night on the Iola square. More than 20 booths provided all sorts of treats, showing families how to have good, safe fun. The event…

Iola city council members will address a rezoning request on behalf of Allen Community College and continue a conversation with Shane Lamb regarding his requests for help in the rehabilitation of a former nursing home,…

Children who visited the Iola Public Library this week were excited to witness the hatching of several chicks. The eggs, donated by K-State Extension, were kept in an incubator throughout the process. “The kids were…