CHANUTE — Gary Wheeler, its principal, likes to brag about Chanute Elementary School. He had ample opportunities Wednesday evening when he squired 17 members of the USD 257 School Facilities Committee on a tour of…

Phillip R. Gates, 77, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012, at his home in Lebo.  Phillip Rollin Gates was born Feb. 24, 1935, in Elsmore, the son of Dwight Leonard and Ruth B. (Colwell) Gates. …

John Drake, 66, passed away Aug. 27, 2012 at his home near Ottawa. At his request, no service is scheduled. John was born April 7, 1946, in Chanute, to Harold and Margaret Drake. He grew…

As tropical storm Isaac heads toward land at near-hurricane force on the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the nation is in better shape to deal with the disasters it may create. With Katrina in mind,…

Iola High’s cheerleaders made a change this summer. They got the same results. The past two years the IHS cheer squad has left their summer camp with top honors. That was in Emporia. In July,…

The Register did not receive reports from Yates Center, Crest or Marmaton Valley from Tuesday’s volleyball action hosted by Yates Center. The Iola High junior varsity home quadrangular volleyball results or the Iola High freshman…

Iola High’s Allie Cleaver makes a dig from the outside line to save the volleyball during a match against Columbus Tuesday in junior varsity play. The junior varsity Fillies defeated Columbus in three sets in…

David Shelby is a pastor turned police officer with a hobby in music. At Thursday’s Allen County Farmers Market he and his son Kyle will showcase their original music. “Ninety percent of our music is…

“Giselle,” a renowned ballet presented from the historic Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia, will be broadcast Saturday at Sterling Six Cinemas in Iola. “I’ve had several people asking about when we are starting our…

The new third grade teacher at McKinley elementary is Sherise Maness, but she is not new to the Iola school district.  Maness taught at Jefferson Elementary for four years but decided to take three years…