Iola City Council members agreed Monday that plans for a pedestrian bridge over Elm Creek should continue, although they stopped short of pledging to cover any of the cost.The bridge issue cropped up this summer…

Three local restaurant owners spoke out against using city funds to support a private business venture — in this case, a proposed hotel and restaurant along the U.S. 169 bypass in East Iola.Toby Shaughnessy, owner…

PeeWee LeagueA&W 8, Iola Pharmacy 5Iola Pharmacy1B – Brennen Coffield, Ashton Hesse. 2B – Hesse 2, Kele Michael. 3B – Kor-bin Cloud. A&W1B – Ryun Cole, Damian Wacker. 2B – Cole, Drake Weir, Kolton Northcutt…

The Local Notebook is designed for coaches and parents who choose to submit scores, stats and accomplishments for any local athletes and teams — particularly youth teams and other teams that the Register is unable…

HUMBOLDT — RC Whitwell of Tuscon, Ariz., is getting accustomed to his surroundings here in Kansas. Whitwell led every lap of NASCAR’s Whelen All-American Modified action to pocket a cool $2,000 payday in Humboldt Speedway’s…

KANSAS CITY — The Post 15 Indians can’t seem to catch a break with the injury bug so far this season and that continued at the 18-and-Under USSSA College Showcase this weekend.Derek Bycroft — the…

John Hole, Humboldt, pulls the sled 104.17 feet on his 12-horsepower tractor “The Sears,” Saturday during the Renegades Tractor Pull at Iola’s Riverside Park.

Editor’s note: Part of this story was omitted in Saturday’s paper and is being rerun in its entirety today.  The building best known to locals as Bonnie’s Corner Cafe is set to make a comeback…

HUMBOLDT —  After 14 weeks of training, Nina Froggatte graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center Friday. The ceremony marked the 245th class to graduate from the basic training course. Chief Terry Zeigler of…

Wanda Lee Heck, 83, Westphalia, died Saturday, June 24, 2017, at her home.Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Old German Baptist Church, Westphalia, with burial to follow at the Bethel Cemetery.…