HUMBOLDT — The new year has proven to be a new chapter for Humboldt High’s Cubs.After going winless in their pre-Christmas schedule, the Cubs picked up their first win in their first game back from…

Iola High’s Fillies were in control from the start, which was a 6-0 run, here Tuesday night against Anderson County High’s Lady Bulldogs.“Our intensity was great all the way through the game,” said Becky Carlson,…

Free throw shooting made a difference here Tuesday as Iola High’s Mustangs and the Anderson County High Bulldogs opened the second semester of basketball.Both teams toed the line and put up 21 attempts. The Bulldogs…

Fifty-seven years ago the retail committee of the Iola Chamber of Commerce held Wonder Wednesday promotions for weeks on end. Four, five, sometimes six pages of advertising in The Register trumpeted specials to lure buyers…

The newest truck in the Iola Fire Department fleet offers some of the most up-to-date technology for fire suppression, Iola’s fire chief said.Donald Leapheart said the department’s newest truck, a 2010 Pierce Velocity, was purchased…

City commissioners learned of a possible opportunity to bring new, mid-priced housing to Iola at their meeting Monday night.Kansas Department of Corrections is offering inmate-built modular homes at cost, about $65,000-$70,000 for a 1,500 square…

Allen County commissioners reminded Allen Countians Tuesday that local sales tax assessments would increase by a quarter of a cent starting April 1.The quarter cent to support construction and equipping a new Allen County Hospital…

Bill King told Allen County commissioners Tuesday morning this Saturday’s paper drive would be the last based on the parking lot of the old Iola IGA store.When Iola Rotarians, a sponsor of the effort, gather…

Mary Frances King, 72, of Yates Center died Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011, in Wichita.Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at United Methodist Church in Yates Center.  Visitation will be from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.…

Ola L. Sparks Crawford, 69, of Iola and formerly of Mound Valley, died at Friday, Dec. 31, 2010, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Center at Via Christi — St. Francis Campus in Wichita.Funeral services were…