Gerald (“Jerry”) Wayne Turner, 91, died Tuesday, March 14, 2023, in Harleysville, Pa.  Jerry was born near LaHarpe on July 23, 1931, the son of Marie (Roberts) Turner and Walter (“Tom”) Lee Turner and lived…

Graveside services for Gary Gene Wagner, whose death on Feb. 26 was reported previously in the Register, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Iola’s Highland Cemetery, with Chaplain Lloyd Houk officiating. Memorial contributions are…

A Celebration of Life for former Iolan Barbara A. Platt will take place  at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 18, at Trinity Baptist Church,1301 South A St., Arkansas City. Platt, of Rose Hill, died Jan. 23,…

Organizers have packed a little bit of everything, from bidding on memorabilia signed by Kansas City Chiefs superstars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce, to getting a chance to hear world class opera singer and native…

Mary Ellen Shaw, 101, died Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Mary was born Sept. 15, 1921, in Pittsburg, to Steven and Mamie Shaw. Her adulthood included working with the Wycliffe Bible Translators in Guatemala, where she…

County road crews are preparing for a busy summer. Mark Griffith, road and bridge director, told commissioners on Tuesday he plans to compile a list of summer projects to review next week.  He’s already been…

TOPEKA — Eight students with the Iola Kids Wrestling Club competed at the Kansas State Wrestling Championships last weekend.  Four wrestlers matched up in the high school division and another four hit the mats in the…

NEW YORK (AP) — The recent failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, which catered mostly to the tech industry, may have you worried about your money. They were the second- and third-biggest bank…

HUMBOLDT — School board members in USD 258 are expected to decide on Monday whether to change to a four-day school week. The district released survey results that show a majority of parents, students and…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Moonwalking astronauts will have sleeker, more flexible spacesuits that come in different sizes when they step onto the lunar surface later this decade. Exactly what that looks like remained under…