GARNETT — Wyatt Whitham, 16, Kincaid, was killed when the UTV he was driving crashed on a county road west of Garnett Saturday night. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported that Whitham, who who was driving…

The Iola Register’s news and advertising teams earned top honors at the Kansas Press Association’s annual awards banquet Friday in Salina, winning sweepstakes awards in both divisions for the seventh consecutive year. Competing among small…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he planned to file a lawsuit Monday against President Donald Trump in response to the administration’s extraordinary deployment of the National Guard to confront immigration protesters who took to the streets in…

Talks between the U.S. and China kicked off in London, with the U.S. signaling a willingness to remove restrictions on exports in exchange for assurances that China is easing limits on rare earth shipments. The…

Equipped with a bucket and rag, I went down to the creek’s bank Wednesday evening seeking atonement. Early last summer, I had planted two viburnum bushes about eight feet from the water’s edge.  Two things…

“Something there is that doesn’t love a wall, / That wants it down,” Robert Frost observed in his poem “Mending Wall.” I am one of those somethings. When the speaker of Frost’s poem wonders what…

HUMBOLDT — As eager as Sarah Hart is to see that her new bookstore is a success, she’s just as intent that it’s done her way.  Hart’s soft-spoken manner somewhat belies the intensity she feels…

Iola Public Library’s new assistant director has a deep passion for service, a love of books, and a knack for community building. Laura Force stepped into her new role on April 14, bringing with her…

While there has not yet been a formal denial, it appears Iola and USD 257 will be unsuccessful in securing a federal grant to install artificial turf atop a baseball and softball field at Riverside…

Iola Chamber of Commerce staff and supporters celebrated Waters Hardware with a ribbon cutting Friday morning during the store’s grand opening. With events scheduled throughout the weekend, including free doughnuts Saturday for the first 100…