The Iola 8-and-under Mustang All-Stars are in the middle of a stellar start to the season. The team plays in the USSSA in the Kansas City metro area. The Mustang All-Stars have taken sixth at…

Softball Tuesday’s resultsPixieA&W 7, Erbert Electric 3Hits for A&W: Jade Allen 1 s; McKenna Jones 2 s; Jacee Gilmore 1 hr; Hailey Stogsdill 2 s; Emilia Wilkerson 1 s; Harper Desmarteau 1 d, 1 s;…

Out with the old and in with the new. The Allen Community College trustees approved several items to enhance the college at their meeting Tuesday night.Cynthia Jacobson, vice president of student affairs, presented changes to…

Allen County commissioners were unanimous Tuesday morning in fortifying their pursuit of demolition of the old county hospital to create a site for a new grocery and residential development.That came after Chuck Apt, an Iola…

Terry McDonald got his wish Tuesday morning.After extended discussion, commissioners unanimously accepted an Allen County Planning Commission recommendation to rezone about 15 acres he owns east of Gas from commercial to heavy industrial.The change will…

GAS — Gas councilmen will consider an ordinance at their July 14 meeting that will outline building codes for the city. At present the city has none.City Attorney Ross Albertini said Tuesday evening he would…

A full-page advertisement from the Kansas Policy Institute has local school officials steaming mad with the Register.“I understand the importance of freedom of speech,” Jack Koehn, superintendent of schools, said Tuesday afternoon. “But their numbers…

WICHITA — The ANW Special Education Cooperative sent several athletes to Wichita Friday through Sunday to compete in the Kansas Special Olympics.Those competing were:Madison Barber, Iola, third in tennis ball throw and third in 50-meter…

Baseball Monday’s resultsBitty BallTholen’s 6, Sonic 6 (Tie)Hits for Tholen’s: Keith Gomez 1 s; Caleb Measles 1 s; Griffin Westervelt 1 s, 1 d; Kyser Nemecek 1 s; Lucas Maier 1 s, 1 hr; Eli…

The transition to attendance centers is almost a month ahead of schedule, Scott Stanley told USD 257 Board of Education members Monday night.Stanley, director of maintenance and operations, said he had planned on having every…