Jeff Jackson, a 24-year employee with Allen County, worked his final day with the Road & Bridge department Friday. A retirement celebration was held Friday afternoon and Jackson was recognized for his years of service.…

Sunday services were in the new church building. Pastor Chase Riebel’s sermon reminded the congregation the building is “a new battleship” from which they can work baptizing and making disciples. Darren McGhee’s communion meditation was…

Pastor Chase Riebels’s message “Awaiting the Arrival of Jesus” from Luke 2:8-20 was about the role of the shepherds when Jesus was born. These shepherds were the first to see the newborn baby, sent to…

ATLANTA (AP) — Rosalynn Carter was being memorialized Tuesday with classical music and beloved hymns, some of her favorite Biblical passages, and a rare gathering of all living U.S. first ladies and multiple presidents, including…

A celebration of life service for Mary L. (Chavez) Queckboerner, whose death on Jan. 19 was reported previously in the Register, will be at 4 p.m. Sunday, May 21, on the front porch of Queckboerner’s…

Iolan Glen Cunningham, an engineer with the Chanute materials lab of the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT), is celebrating 40 years with the department. Cunningham began working for KDOT in April 1980 with the regional…

VATICAN CITY (AP) — In a sign of humble obedience, Pope Francis prostrated himself for a few minutes on the floor of a nearly empty St. Peter’s Basilica in a Good Friday service, where the…

Thrive Allen County Chief Executive Officer Lisse Regehr introduces Thrive’s staffers at the organization’s annual banquet Friday.   Whether it be a lifetime of service or a singular effort, good works were given their due…

Military servicemen and women have a myriad of reasons for enlisting, Harry Lee Jr. noted Saturday. Harry Lee Jr. delivers the keynote address.  Some may do it for adventure. For others, it could be a…

As we approach Election Day, it is important to evaluate each candidate and make your own decision as to who will be an effective leader while representing the wants and needs of local constituents. At…