James A. Akers, 87, of Fort Scott died Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011, at the Medicalodges in Fort Scott.He was born at Fairmont, Mo., on May 10, 1923, to Henry W. and Lenora Akers. He attended…

Memorial services for Wesley and Hazel Fundis, whose obituaries appeared previously in The Iola Register, will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Calvary United Methodist Church in Iola. The Rev. Gene McIntosh will officiate.  Memorials are…

Visitation for Ennis (Blohm) Seigel of Iola, whose death on Monday was published in Tuesday’s Register, will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel in Iola.Funeral services will be…

Eugene Mack Percy, 87, of rural Douglas County died Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011, at his home.  He was born Nov. 11, 1923, in Carlyle, to Mack J. and Pearl P. Latimer Percy. He graduated from…

Events have consequences.Monday afternoon, an e-mail went out from 4 Eagle Dr. in Iola to a K-State athlete’s dormitory in Manhattan:“Hey, Jake. Just wanted to clue you in. Colby will be there tonight. Abby Lynn,…

An article in a magazine called “The Journal of Consumer Affairs” reports that buying groceries with cash rather than a credit card fills the shopping cart with healthier food.Researchers from Cornell University created an experiment…

YATES CENTER — Benjamin B. Bricker, 31, a band and music instructor for Yates Center USD 366, was arrested Tuesday for an incident that police said happened while he worked as a teacher in 2009…

An Independence woman was injured Tuesday evening following a head-on collision just north of Iola.According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, Janet L. Deck, 64, was injured when the southbound car she was driving collided head-on…

If they had a “no vacancy” sign outside the pet adoption center at LaHarpe, its neon lights would be flashing.“We’re completely full,” said Andi DePriest, Allen County Animal Rescue Facility director. “We have 53 dogs…

Land for a new Allen County Hospital was valued at $605,000, Alan Weber, county counselor, told county commissioners at their Tuesday morning meeting.The price tag for the 10 parcels totaling nearly 17 acres on the…