Month: November 2018

WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Montana halted the progress of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline Thursday over concerns the Trump administration did not properly consider its impact on climate change and on vulnerable animal…

Gavin K. Hanson, 26, passed away Oct. 4, 2018, in Salina. He was born Dec. 18, 1991, to David and Janet (Huschka) Hanson in Hutchinson. His father, formerly married to Betty Hanson Hawley of Iola,…

Thieves hit YC businesses YATES CENTER — Multiple businesses reported burglaries and some damage was done to property in Yates Center recently, The Yates Center News reported. On Oct. 27, someone pried open a door…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ new Democratic governor-elect said Thursday that she will look to block enforcement of a new adoption law that she and LGBT-rights activists consider discriminatory, a sharp break with the state’s…

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — The gunman who killed 12 people at a country music bar in Southern California went on social media during the attack and posted about his mental state and whether people…

Before Tuesday’s election results became known, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said she believed she would be the best candidate for Speaker of the House if Democrats were to win a majority of seats. “And I…

“The news came to The Register from the Associated Press at 2:15 a.m., the factories were notified and the whistles started. For nearly an hour the great steam voices screamed and whooped and yodeled and…

Whether young, old, or any age in between, two things never end — the need for friends and the desire to learn. Humanity House strives to meet both of those needs through our series of…

60 Years Ago November 1958 Traditionally Republican Allen County was swept by a Democratic landslide yesterday as more Democrats were elected to local offices than in any year since the 1930s. Local voters also gave…

The Iola CITF/PRIDE Committee’s ongoing effort to upgrade the football stadium at Riverside Park received another boost this week with donations from Jan Sigg of the Iola High School Booster Club and Josh Oberley of…