Allen County Community College will maintain its presence in Burlingame, thanks to a new 10-year lease approved Thursday by college trustees.Trustees will continue rent of the main outreach campus building from USD 454. The college…

Phyllis N. Caler, 73, of Iola died Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center.She was born Aug. 11, 1937, in Humboldt, to John and Mona (Willhite) Durkin. She grew up in Humboldt…

A war on earmarks has been declared by Sen. Jim DeMint, the South Carolina Republican who has made himself a spokesman for tea party priorities.Sen. DeMint said Tuesday he’ll force a showdown with Senate Minority…

Last November, Josh Deer’s life changed, first for the worse and then for the better.Deer, a freshman defensive end for the Hutchinson Community College football team, wasn’t sure he would ever attend college. He had…

Tryouts for the second season of Allen County Aces Volleyball Club action are Sunday.There are tryouts for five age groups — 13-and-under, 14-and-under, 15-and-under, 16-and-under and 17-and-under. All Aces teams are sponsored by Iola Sonic…

Adam Kauth, Iola High freshman, won the 14-15-year-old boys’ competition at the NFL Punt, Pass & Kick sectional contest in October. His combined distance for the three events was 344 feet, 11 inches.Kauth is waiting…

Earl Long doesn’t mind being called by his nickname, Butch, but he doesn’t answer to Leon.For reasons that defy explanation, reporter Bob Johnson identified Long as Leon, not Earl, in a story in Wednesday’s Register…

LAHARPE — A pair of local organizations have big plans in the coming months.LaHarpe City Council members were told about upcoming projects through the LaHarpe Days Homecoming Committee and LaHarpe PRIDE.Barb Crites, chair of the…

To bring Iola High School’s fall play, “Up the Down Staircase,” into the 21st Century, “All we had to do was change blackboards into whiteboards, chalk into markers and letters to instant messages,” said Director…

Former Yates Center resident Maxine Elizabeth Street Aitken, 93, died Monday, Nov. 8, 2010, in Dodge City.  Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Yates Center Cemetery. Memorials to First Presbyterian Church or…