The family of Chester Lee Morey of rural Iola, whose death Thursday was reported in Friday’s Register, will receive friends at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapels in Iola before leaving for…

Edward W. Chase Jr., 92, Suffield, Conn., father of Robert Chase and his wife, Jacki, Iola, died Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010. He was born June 8, 1917, in Springfield, Mass., the son of Edward W.…

Clarice Faye Chriestenson, 68, of Ashdown, Ark., died Saturday, January 23, 2010, in Ashdown.She was born May 1, 1941, in Neosho Falls. Her religious affiliation was Pentecostal. She is survived by three sons, Bruce, Marbury,…

Kathleen McMurray-Bingham, 78, formerly of Savonburg and Erie, died Friday, Jan. 22, 2010, at St. Francis Medical Center in Wichita. She was diagnosed with cancer in September 2009.Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday…

Shortly after I was discharged from the Army Air Forces in 1946, Rep. John Dingell of Michigan introduced the first national health care bill ever to come before Congress. Sixty-four years after Rep. Dingell’s bill…

Iola Middle School’s Ponies won their division of the IMS Seventh Grade Pony Stampede Saturday.The Ponies opened with a 39-20 win over Pittsburg then rallied to beat Parsons 44-34 in the championship game.Against Pittsburg, Drew…

CHEROKEE — Marmaton Valley High’s boys and girls had different results in their seventh-place games Saturday at the 2010 Southeast High Lancer Classic.The Wildcat boys reversed a 17-16 first-quarter Frontenac High lead with a 14-7…

PIPER —  Iola High’s Mustangs saw new competition on the wrestling mat Saturday. The Mustangs finished ninth, with 48 points, in the 14-team Piper Wrestling Invitational.“There were some bright spots during this tournament,” said Ron…

PLEASANTON — One team was aiming to go from worst to first and one team was searching for its first win of the 2009-2010 season. Both teams came up just short of their goals at…

PLEASANTON — Crest High’s Lancers were unable to fend off Central Heights High’s Vikings Saturday as the two-time defending champions. The Vikings used a 15-8 run in the fourth quarter to defeat the Lancers 49-41…