Jon Wells wants to take the politics out of local affairs.  “At the local level, community issues aren’t Republican or Democrat,” he said.  And for that very reason, Wells is running as an Independent for…

Voters will head to the polls Tuesday for their final opportunity to make choices in the 2024 election. Turnout is expected to be high, fanned by interest in the presidential election between Vice President Kamala…

Dear editor, I am voting “no” on the EMS tax that appears on the Nov. 5 ballot. First off, I have always supported and will continue to support the brave men and women who make…

The main argument for the Register’s opposition to the proposed countywide sales tax increase that appears on the Nov. 5 ballot is that changing the funding mechanism for EMS from a property tax to a…

John Brocker was happy to win the Republican nomination against Nickolas Kinder for Allen County Commissioner, but said he wasn’t surprised.  “I had anticipated this outcome,” he said. “The work I’ve been doing for this…

Allen County Clerk Shannon Patterson has filed for election, and the race for District No. 3 commissioner is heating up as just days remain before a filing deadline. It’s Patterson’s first time running for election,…

Paul Porter’s attempt to get his name taken off the ballot for the upcoming Iola City Council election was unsuccessful. Porter said he filed for the Ward 1 seat, thinking it was going to be…

If Jon Wells were a betting man, he’d be all in on Iola.  “We’re right on the cusp. There’s a lot going on in town, and a lot that could happen for Iola. But it…

With the filing deadline for city council and school board seats just ahead, some Iola voters and those in Moran are assured thus far of a contested election this year. In Iola, City Councilwoman Kim…

“The year 2020 will be remembered for COVID-19. But in Iola, it will also be remembered as the year Peerless Products came to town,” predicted Iola Mayor Jon Wells at Tuesday’s celebration of the company’s…