A state grant will pave the way for Allen Community College to kick-start an apprenticeship program for building maintenance and plumbing companies. The $58,351.30 Kansas Department of Commerce Registered Apprenticeship Grant Project was announced by…

Allen County commissioners heard about a new grant opportunity Tuesday morning that could bring up to $20,000 in project funding to local small businesses.  Camille Lavon, Thrive Allen County’s economic development director, told commissioners about…

Iola High School and Iola Middle School band students hosted their winter concert at the Bowlus Tuesday. The students are under the direction of Brandi Holt.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Four centrist Republicans broke with Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday and signed onto a Democratic-led petition that will force a House vote on extending for three years an enhanced pandemic-era subsidy that…

Before the news becomes too stale to report, The Register was recognized at the Kansas Department of Commerce’s annual “To the Stars: Kansas Business Awards” banquet in October as a Main Street Momentum Merit winner…

Rodger Thummel, 72, died Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. He was born on June 16, 1953, to Leo and Lena Thummel.  He is survived by his son, Brent Thummel (Angie); daughter, Melissa Montgomery (Adam); stepdaughter, Heather…

Raymond Kenneth Beaver Jr., 69, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, at his home, in La Crosse. Raymond was born Nov. 12, 1956, in Iola, to Raymond K. and Patricia (King) Beaver. On Sept.…

Allen Community College has been recognized as a 2025 Best in Class Employer by Gallagher, a global insurance brokerage, risk management and consulting firm. The firm evaluates organizations on benefits planning, employee engagement and and…

In a recent profile of Helen Kenny, coordinator of The Humboldt Promise, we misspelled her last name as well as the city of Newcastle and Newcastle University. The most grievous error, however, was reporting Kenny’s…

Cow missing Benta Moore told Allen County sheriff’s deputies Dec. 12 that a red, black and white Jersey cow, named Brooke, was missing from her property southeast of Iola, and may have been rustled. The…