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…

Iola’s theatre and forensics community gathered to celebrate the best and brightest of all ages at the 59th Annual Little Oscars ceremony Friday evening at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. Students offered a delightful variety…

Abigail Meiwes took the stage again and again at Iola High School’s annual Awards Night ceremony Wednesday to accept a slew of scholarships and awards, including the Governor’s Scholar award that recognizes the top senior…

WAMEGO — Members of 620 Athletics competed in Wamego the weekend of April 6-7 in a meet hosted by CATTS Gymnastics. The meet had over 400 gymnasts competing. The 620 Athletics competitive squad is made…

With a change of venue from previous years, the Iola Area Chamber of Commerce held its annual dinner Thursday night in the community building at Riverside Park. The gymnasium was packed with approximately 160 guests.…

Iola High School forensics students competed at Paola and Fort Scott on Feb. 24. Results follow. Paola Team Sweeps: First place Oral Interpretation of Prose: Max Andersen – sixth place Oral Interpretation of Poetry: Demarco…

Iola High School has announced results of its forensic competitions. The Iola students came home with a first-place win at Pittsburg on Feb. 10. The team also took second at Independence on Feb. 17 and…

Tiago Cortes of Brazil thought he wanted to be an electrical engineer. Then he started designing sets for Allen Community College’s theatre program. “When I was in the process of creating and building, I saw…

Allen Community College kicked off its convocation Thursday morning by recognizing faculty and staff who have exceeded expectations.  Travis Robb, biological science instructor, and Frankie Chapman, administrative assistant to the athletic director, were among those…

Sivanah McAnulty of Bronson was recently awarded a scholarship from the Floyd Lietz Memorial Scholarship Fund sponsored by the Public Accountants Association of Kansas. McAnulty is a senior at Pittsburg State University majoring in accounting.…