GAS — Questions and commentary kept coming Thursday as USD 257 officials continued to state their case for new elementary and high schools in Iola.Roughly 35 people attended the public forum at the old Gas…

Molly Jo Trego was born to parents Jason and Kate Trego, Iola, on Aug. 3, 2014, at Allen County Regional Hospital.She weighed 6 pounds and 4.6 ounces and was 17¾ inches long.Molly is the granddaughter…

Kylee Classen and Shawn Geffert announce their engagement to be married. The two will unite in marriage on April 11, 2015 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Humboldt.Kylee is the daughter of Sonja and Andy…

Dear editor,The economy isn’t any better now than it was six years ago. In fact, it may be worse. Of course, it may not be any better six years from now.The survey of merchants of…

Several years ago during one of our trips to Roswell, N.M., to visit daughter Brenda and family, I stopped north of Hereford, Texas, where a field of cotton recently had been harvested.A handful of the…

As we were driving to the state prison for women Thursday evening my daughter, Louise, started to panic.“What if they think I’m just a spoiled brat?” she said. I could give her no comfort because…

HUMBOLDT — The Kason Siemens to Jake Haviland connection proved quite potent Friday night.Of Haviland’s four catches, three went for touchdowns in Humboldt High’s 26-18 win over visiting Eureka.The win snaps a two-game skid and…

RICHMOND — Iola High’s varsity boys took first place overall and the varsity girls ran for third place at Central Heights Thursday afternoon.The Mustang cross country squad was led by Kohl Endicott, who has made…

RICHMOND — A high powered offense and pressure defense led to a 34-0 win for Iola High’s football team over Central Heights. It was the Mustangs’ first win of the year.“It was nice,” coach Doug…

The Iola Register’s Bob Johnson, an avid collector of ancient stone tools and arrowheads from long-ago civilizations, spoke about Allen County’s earliest days Thursday for Iola Rotarians.Johnson spoke about his findings, noting artifacts reveal from…