Allen County Country Club held its club championship this weekend. Iola High School’s Kaden Macha took home first place, shooting a 106, for a two under par for the 27 hole total. Shane Walden took…

Iola’s AA American Legion Post 15 baseball team may have wrapped up its season last week, but key contributors Derrick Weir and Alex Murrow will continue to play at Allen Community College next year. Both…

Dear editor:Chad VanHouden’s comments to the Iola Register that he wouldn’t know the Koch brothers if they crossed the street was probably a true statement. They are a very private family, and they hire other…

Sixty-odd years ago Ralph Smith had an idea that has been a godsend for scores of Allen County youngsters.Smith, who died in 2010, was farmer, banker and auctioneer by trade, and when he proposed and…

Starla Cox, Iola, was ready for a change.“I’ve been overweight my whole life,” she said. “I don’t want to be this way the rest of my life.”In February, she began exercising and watching what she…

Iola City Council members will continue to look at ways to pare the city’s 2015 budget before next year’s spending plan is approved.The Council has until its Aug. 11 budget hearing to decide whether to…

Iola voters will decide in November whether to approve a half-cent sales tax to support construction of a new elementary and high school for USD 257.City Council members 7-0 voted Monday evening to put the…

Warfare is a far cry from the heroic, macho face it is given by Hollywood. It’s broken bones, bodies eviscerated in horrible ways and, to put it bluntly, a bloody mess. People die; weapons of…

Dear editor:On Aug. 5, Kansans will go to the polls for an important primary election. Yes, the widely publicized state elections are crucial to the state. But there is one election that is critical for…

COFFEYVILLE — The Iola Seahorses competed at the league meet in Coffeyville on Friday and Saturday. Iola took sixth out of eight in both age groups.“The team swam really well,” coach Ciara Klubek said. “Jordan…