Citywide spraying to suppress mosquito populations will start Tuesday.A truck-mounted device will spray the colorless and practically odorless Mosquitomist in the south part of town on Tuesday evenings and in the north on Thursday evenings.…

Kids in Humboldt, Moran, LaHarpe and Iola are being given the chance to learn to cook as part of Allen County Extension Service’s Kids Can Cook program.The three-day program began Wednesday in Humboldt, where students…

Former Iola area resident Gladine L. Lisher Roe, 97, of Perry died Tuesday, May 18, 2010, at her son’s home in Perry. She was born Feb. 28, 1913, in Brookfield, Mo., to Dempsey and Nola…

Former Iola resident Doris K. Simmons, 82, died Friday, May 14, 2010, at her home in Augusta. She was a homemaker.She is survived by a son, Buckley, and his wife, Charity, Warrensburg, Mo.; a daughter,…

Dorothy L. Hurst, 93, of Iola died Tuesday, May 18, 2010, at Life Care Center of Wichita.She was born March 13, 1917, in Washington, Mo., to Victor and Laura (Cockley) Datweiler. She grew up in…

Memorial services for Fern Marsh, whose obituary was published in the April 30 Iola Register, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at First Presbyterian Church in Iola.

“Specter defeat signals a wave against incumbents,” the headline read above a story reporting that Sen. Arlen Specter had been defeated by Rep. Joe Sestak in the Pennsylvania Democratic primary.That’s one interpretation. Another is that…

FORT SCOTT — Marmaton Valley High’s Wildcats and Uniontown High’s Eagles finished third and fourth, respectively, in Thursday’s Three Rivers League golf tournament.The tournament was held at Fort Scott Country Club.The Wildcats were led by…

(Editor’s note: A malfunction in e-mail to the Register’s sports editor prevented  this information sent Tuesday morning from arriving on time.) YATES CENTER — Yates Center High’s Wildcat girls rolled to a 10-0 win over…

GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Allen County Community College’s Red Devils began play in the 2010 NJCAA Division II National Golf Tournament Tuesday.After the first round, Allen County was 13th with a 314, which is 26 strokes…