HUMBOLDT — Humboldt Council members put in place Monday night mechanics for a half-cent sales tax to fund most of a $1.7 million street improvement program over the next 15 years. The unknown element is…

LAHARPE — Poor Scott Stanley. If only he had some good news to report.  As director of transportation for USD 257, Stanley told board members at their meeting Monday night the district’s fleet of school…

LAHARPE — Chuck Richey, LaHarpe, said the Iola school district “shot itself in the foot,” by closing the LaHarpe Elementary School in 2009 and questioned whether it was worth the money saved because of students…

Construction of the new Allen County Hospital continues to zip along at high gear, officials in charge of the building project said this week. Sheldon Streeter, project manager with Murray Construction, which is overseeing the…

As Iola continues to look at the future of its ambulance and fire department, the city could consider a number of “what if” scenarios, a City Council member stressed. Councilman Steve French posed a number…

With $150,000 still to spend, Iola officials hope to find homeowners eager to spruce up their digs. Iola City Council members were briefed Monday on progress of a housing rehabilitation project through Community Development Block…

Memorials for Hazel Howarter, 93, Escondido, Calif., whose death was announced in Saturday’s Register, may be sent to made to San Diego Hospice Foundation, 4311 Third Avenue, San Diego, CA 92103. Online condolences may be…

Martha Grace (Mott) Sanders, 70, Parsons, died Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012, at Labette Health Care in Parsons. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Highland Cemetery in Iola. The Rev. Steve Traw will…

Dean Ellis Delaplain, 75, Iola, died Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012, at Moran Manor. Dean was born July 30, 1937, in Elsmore, the only child of Glenn and Hazel (Perkins) Delaplain. He grew up in Elsmore…

George William Ensminger Jr., 85, Emporia, died on Sept. 9, 2012, at the Emporia Presbyterian Manor. George was born Nov. 4, 1926, in LaHarpe, the son of George William Sr. and Pauline Ruth Phillips Ensminger.…