Allen Community College enshrined its charter class Saturday into the Red Devil Athletics Hall of Fame with a ceremony honoring the dozen inductees. Honored were the 1982-83 baseball team, the first Allen team to qualify…

As part of Allen Community College’s first Athletic Hall of Fame class, the Iola Register will feature a bio of each inductee.  1983 Baseball Team The 1982-83 Red Devil Baseball team made history as the…

Allen Community College added 38 students this fall compared to the previous year, a reversal of fortune after several years of declining enrollment. A total of 1,855 students were enrolled in various programs, including on…

The community will have a chance next week to weigh in on qualities and qualifications they want in the next president of Allen Community College. The college will offer three public forums at 10 a.m.,…

Allen Community College is welcoming more students this year, including those who are staying in dorms. It’s a good start and evidence that years of work are starting to pay off, said John Masterson, longtime…

John Masterson may have retired as Allen Community College president, but he still considers everyone there — trustees, faculty, staff, students — as family. And “when your family asks, ‘Will you help us?’” Masterson said…

EMPORIA — Iola’s John Masterson received a Distinguished Alumnus award from Emporia State University on Saturday in an awards ceremony that was part of the university’s homecoming celebrations. The award is the highest honor bestowed…

The five candidates for the USD 257 Board of Education are unopposed. In one case, though, candidate John Masterson is running to fill an unexpired two-year term. He was appointed in June after Mandey Coltrane…

Retired Allen Community College president John Masterson will talk about the college’s history at the Allen County Historical Society’s annual business meeting on Monday at the Stadler Room at ACC. The business meeting will begin…

It’s been about a year since major construction was completed at Iola Elementary School, and the school board is just now spending the last dollar. Board members approved two outdoor projects on Monday that will…