Billie Lee Holden, 71, Kansas City, Mo., died Friday, July 6, 2012, at NorthCare Hospice House in North Kansas City, Mo. Funeral services were this morning at Highland Cemetery in Iola. Memorial gifts may be…

Dear editor, Most people think Barack Obama was the first black presidential candidate, but he wasn’t! In 1888, Frederick Douglass held that title. If there ever was a self-made man Frederick Douglass was that. Born…

Although it’s never looked old, a new airport for Kansas City is in the making. The new design will be one large terminal instead of three separate terminals. Increased demands for security and a decrease…

The northbound onramp connecting drivers from Minnesota Road onto U.S. 169 will be closed from 6 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. The closure will allow Kansas Department of Transportation crews to replace the ramp’s conrete…

The fourth annual “Charley Melvin Mad Bomber Run For Your Life” kicks off Friday afternoon with new events to celebrate the infamous bombings of 107 years ago.  Allen County Crime Stoppers and Thrive Allen County…

Billie Lee Holden, 71, of Kansas City, Mo., died Friday, July 6, 2012, at NorthCare Hospice House in North Kansas City, Mo. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Highland Cemetery in Iola.…

Kenneth Doyle Williams, 85, Le Roy, died Thursday, July 5, 2012, at Coffey County Hospital in Burlington. Funeral arrangements will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at First Christian Church in Le Roy. Burial will follow…

Dale Edward Weiner, 84, Humboldt, passed away Tuesday, July 3, 2012, at Harry Hynes Hospice, Wichita. Dale was born in Great Falls, Mont., Oct. 12, 1927, the son of Thomas M. and Ellen M. (Broadbent)…

Joanne Jackson, a surviving daughter of John Ornelas, whose obituary was published in Thursday’s Register, is from Alaska, not Arkansas, as was reported. The Register regrets the error.

Kim L. Bradford, 54, Iola, died Friday, July 6, 2012, at Allen County Hospital. Kim was born July 24, 1957, in Hoisington, the daughter of Robert and Barbara Jean (Ryder) Watson. The family moved to…