During a two-hour period Saturday morning six deliberately set fires occurred in the south part of Allen County. Only grass was burned; no structures were threatened.Humboldt volunteer firefighters were called to the first at 12:21…

Iolans gave school district facilities a B in a local survey.Four hundred community members participated in a telephone survey conducted by Patron Insight. Overall, the district received a 3.76, which is about a B average.USD…

The last time The Register checked in with emerging director and former Iolan Paul Porter, he was breaking the mold by shooting his first feature film in rural Kansas. He shot all of “Rabid Love,”…

Improvement on the hardwoods brought in postseason honors for Iola High’s girls and boys basketball teams. The Fillies, fresh off their Pioneer League championship season, saw junior post players Addie Haar and Emery Driskel both…

Dear editor, If love is in same-sex marriage it can’t be all bad, for God is love.I’m wondering if bisexuals aren’t the main “fag haters.”Every single person is not what you call gay, either.I’ve met…

Saturday was a good news/bad news day.It was heartening to see the camaraderie between State Sen. Caryn Tyson and Rep. Kent Thompson at the legislative forum. The Republicans say their friendship is representative of the…

Lorene L. Scheer, 82, Iola, passed away on Saturday, March 22, 2014, at the Allen County Regional Hospital.Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Wednesday, at the Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Chapel in Iola.  Burial will follow…

Alfred E. Link, 83, Iola, died Sunday, March 23, 2014, at Allen County Regional Hospital.Alfred was born July 21, 1930, in Yates Center, the son of John J. and Frances V. (Denner) Link. He grew…

A biscuits-and-gravy fundraiser at Iola Elks Lodge Saturday brought in $4,565 to help Steve and Becky Robb, Gas, while he is off work because of a rare illness.Robb became ill in early January with what…

Dick Works won’t seek re-election to the District 1 seat on the Allen County Commission. Works announced his intention during a legislative forum in Iola Saturday.He first was elected in 1990 and has served since.…