While most people enthusiastically jump into a glistening swimming pool in the summer, I like to sit on the side. It’s not because I want to work on my tan. It’s because I never learned…

Earlier this month Bob Johnson began his 50th year reporting for the Iola Register. While most of his peers have retired, Johnson said, “It’s not that I don’t ever think about retiring, but I never…

Lieutenant Gary Kimball has been involved with the Iola Fire Department for more than 25 years, and as a member of the water rescue team, he knows the importance of water awareness firsthand.Southeast Kansas Task…

Kristy Sutherland has a hard time going to Kansas lakes and ponds.The sight of unprotected swimmers makes Sutherland, a former swim instructor, so ill at ease it robs her of the chance to relax.“Every situtation…

Girls 6-and-under25 butterfly: 3. Akeela Thompson, 48:43.25 backstroke: 2. Akeela Thompson, 1:22.65.25 breaststroke: 3. Akeela Thompson, 48.13.25 freestyle: 3. Akeela Thompson, 47.31.7-8 years25 butterfly: 4. Rio Lohman, 36.03. 25 backstroke: 4. Rio Lohman, 52.06.25 breaststroke:…

The Missoula Children’s Theatre has taken center stage at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center this week. Children from kindergarten through 12th grade auditioned Monday for a role in the musical production of “Blackbeard the Pirate.”With…

Iola Planning Commission members voted 4-2 Wednesday night not to recommend 3.8 acres at 1002 N. Kentucky St. be rezoned from R1 (single family) to R3 (multiple family) to accommodate construction of a senior living…

A zoning exception was recommended for refitting of USD 257 administrative offices as site for Crossroads alternative school by Iola Planning Commission members Wednesday evening, but they were thumbs down on closing a portion of…

We all have our milestones. But you know you’re getting up there when your kids realize they are now viewed as an older generation. A popular site travelling the Internet circuit among 30-year-olds is called…

Edward Snowden remains a man without a country. His second request for asylum to Russia seems to be gaining more traction this time around, although its president, Vladimir Putin, is playing coy by insisting the…