Allen County Community College will remain with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas to provide health insurance coverage for its employees.College trustees voted Thursday to stay with BCBS under a “triple option” health plan.Under the…

A look at Allen County Community College’s student housing situation soon became a discussion about whether the college can afford to grow much larger.The talk was the centerpiece of Thursday’s monthly Board of Trustees meeting.…

Introducing the art of theater to the community can be a costly venture.Take, for example, the upcoming Iola Community Theatre production of “My Son Pinocchio: Geppetto’s Musical Tale.”From everything such as rights and royalty fees…

In the days that followed the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, President Bush signed a Congress-endorsed law that amped up America’s efforts to fight the war on terror.The much-ballyhooed U.S.A. Patriot Act dramatically enhanced the ability…

The nation is on heightened alert this weekend for the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Allen County is no exception.“It’s important for all of us to be aware and prepared,” said…

When Sean Linn joined the National Guard 24 years ago, there was little thought to ever serving overseas.“We were still in the Cold War,” said Linn, now a captain in the National Guard’s 891st Engineer…

Frank Ronald Mittelmeier of Iola, whose obituary was published in Tuesday’s Register, was preceded in death by his father, Frank A. Mittelmeier, not Frank R. Mittelmeier as was reported.The Register regrets the error.

Warren Kenneth Harris, 90, of Blue Mound died Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011, at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott. He was born Nov. 14, 1920, northwest of Blue Mound, to John and Beulah Ingram Harris.…

 Memorial services for John E. Bass, 87  of Iola, whose death on Monday at his home was reported in Wednesday’s Register, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Wesley United Methodist Church in Iola.…

Word has been received of the death of Robert Buscher of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., former owner of Iola Cinemas, on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011. He was 74.