Greyson Parker Skahan was born July 5, 2012, in Chanute and weighed 8 pounds, 3 ounces and was 20.5 inches long.  Greyson was born to Nathan and Heather Skahan. He has a sister, Tavia, 5. …

Maxton Eli Coltrane was born June 1, 2012, in Chanute.  He weighed 6 pounds and was 20 inches long. Maxton was born to parents Lacy and Brian Coltrane.  Maternal grandparents are Jolene Boeken and the…

Dear editor, I have known and associated with Ed Bideau, both professionally and personally, for over 35 years. Not once during that time have I ever known him to speak a less than totally truthful…

BALDWIN — To win the 2012 KABA League Senior Division tournament, Iola American Legion Post 15’s AA Indians are going to have to do it the hard way. They will have to work their way…

BURLINGTON — By the time Register readers read this story, Iola American Legion Post 15’s A team may have won a zone championship and a trip to state. But the A Indians don’t want to…

Water rate discussions bubbled to the surface again Thursday as Iola City Council members continued looking at the city’s 2013 budget. At issue for the Council is whether water rates should escalate again in order…

Seven years have come to an end — the final installment of the Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy, “The Dark Knight Rises,” was released Friday.  For many the release was bittersweet. It has been four…

Gov. Sam Brownback’s visit to Iola on Wednesday as part of a drought tour spurred Iola officials to discuss a three-step plan they have in case things worsen. “Our people are taking a pro-active approach…

State Sen. Jeff King started a talk on the reform of the state employee pension system by giving thanks for the state of Illinois. “If it were not for Illinois,” he said, “the Kansas Public…

Iola City Council members will hear Monday from an auditor who identified a “material weakness” and other “significant deficiencies” with the city’s 2011 budget. Scot Loyd of the McPherson-based accounting firm of Swindoll, Janzen, Hawk…