The Rev. Steve Traw is the new minister at Iola’s First Christian Church. He and  wife Susan are graduates of Emporia State University where they met. Steve taught school for a year after graduation and…

Marian Wilson, who died in September at the age of 91, is leaving nearly $1 million in gifts to the community. Beneficiaries include her late husband’s church, First Christian Church, and the Church of the…

As Easter and Good Friday are soon approaching, the Register continued its series of conversations with religious leaders in the community by speaking with Pastor Kenyon Kaehr of First Christian Church in Iola. Again, the…

Iolans kicked off Lent this morning with an Ash Wednesday breakfast at Iola’s First Christian Church. Next Wednesday’s Lenten breakfast will be at Calvary United Methodist Church, at the intersection of Jackson and Walnut streets.…

A newly developed sign language team at Iola’s First Christian Church entertained Sunday’s congregation through a medley of worship music. The performers “sang” along to the tunes, rhythmically using their hands and arms, one of…

The Rev. Kenyon Kaehr, pastor at Iola’s First Christian Church, will deliver the keynote address at Monday’s Memorial Day service in Iola. The 11 a.m. ceremony will be at Highland Cemetery, weather permitting. Otherwise, the…

Flo Haynes reviewed the book “Don’t Make Me Pull Over! — An Informal History of the Family Road Trip,” by Richard Ratay for Monday’s Unity Club meeting. The book chronicles the tradition of family road…