Colony man faces sentencing COLONY — Joshua Lohff, 34, of Colony faced sentencing Wednesday on a single charge of illegally entering Crest High School in the wee hours of the morning last October, according to…

TOPEKA — A Kansas Democrat proposed prohibiting lawmakers from using their $178 per diem for purchasing soda, candy, alcoholic beverages and hot meals, the same things Republicans are trying to restrict for purchase under a…

TOPEKA — CBD merchant Eric Kueser launched a company to sell electronic cigarettes from vending machines and wants the Kansas Legislature to change state law to help the business flourish. Kueser urged lawmakers to amend…

Pamela Kay Taylor, 68, Iola, Kansas, died Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, at St. Luke’s East Hospital, Lee’s Summit, Missouri. She was born Aug. 3, 1956, in Iola, to Robert and Beulah “Darlene” (Tindle) Wilson. She…

Grayden E. Tressler, 87, Colony, Kansas, passed away Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, at Rock Creek Nursing Home, Ottawa, Kansas. He was born July 13, 1937, in Colony to George and Gladys (West) Tressler. He married…

James Joseph Setter, a devoted husband, father, and public servant, passed away peacefully Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute, Kan., at the age of 82. Born in Chicago, Ill.,…

Kathi Ann Buche passed away at her home in Wichita, Kan. on Feb. 2, 2025 at the age of 64. She was born May 23, 1960 to Lloyd Earl Buche and JoAnn (Pojar) Buche in…

JOPLIN, Mo. — Dillon Bycroft admits he’s never been the best basketball player. Nor biggest. Nor the fastest. Nor the most talented. But the 2021 graduate from Iola has enjoyed quite the career competing at…

President Trump gave the economy another jolt of uncertainty on Monday when he signed executive orders imposing 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports. His advisers say these tariffs are economically “strategic” rather than…

As part of Allen Community College’s first Athletic Hall of Fame class, the Iola Register will feature a bio of each inductee.  1983 Baseball Team The 1982-83 Red Devil Baseball team made history as the…