Register/Jocelyn Sheets Blohm AwardIola Little League play concluded Thursday night with tournament title play and the presentation of the annual Ray Blohm Award, given for hard work, dedication and sportsmanship throughout the season. Each team…

Pastor Dave McGullion has seen churches suffer because of building a new church.Differing opinions on everything from a new building’s size to how elaborate amenities should be tend to create hard feelings, he said.“That’s why…

Gardeners are holding onto hope that the forecast — five days of hot sun — will salvage their gardens at ElmCreek Community Gardens.The recent wet weather has had gardeners — and their produce — in…

Overseeing elections is usually what keeps the Kansas secretary of state’s name in the news, J.R. Claeys said here Thursday, but it’s the office’s day-to-day duties that mean the most to businesses across state.Claeys is…

Herff Jones Inc. plans to close its Lackawanna County, Pa., plant by Sept. 30 and transfer work to Iola and Indianapolis, Ind.Christine Bachmann, with Herff Jones’ headquarters in Indianapolis, told the Register this morning it…

Iola’s Haldex Brake plant will be closed by the end of the year, affecting about 160 employees.Cathy Lynch, human resources director, said she was uncertain how quickly operations at Iola would cease and whether employees…

Bowie and Shannon Croisant, Kansas City, Mo., announce the birth of a daughter, Emmeline Indigo, born July 12, 2010, in Kansas City. She weighed 9 pounds and was 20 1/4 inches long. She joins a…

Brandon Westerman and Hayley Garland announce the birth of a son, Brodon D.M. Westerman, born June 24, 2010, at Allen County Hospital. He weighed 6 pounds, 14 ounces and was 18 1/4 inches long.Maternal grandparents…

Trevaughn Markess Dawnte Granderson, infant son of Tierra D. Williams, Chanute, was born at 1:59 p.m. and died at 3:45 p.m. Saturday, July 10, 2010, at Truman Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo.He is survived…

I respectfully present another viewpoint from your opinion letter in Monday’s paper.  The subject was Judge Tauro’s decision to overturn part of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act.    First of all I would like to…