Need some new wheels? You can buy a new 2026 Jaecoo J5 compact SUV for the equivalent of just $18,400, out the door, all fees and taxes included and with a list of features that…

Register editor: Removing Nathan Fawson as CEO of the Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center is an example of small town politics at its worst.  This is very unfortunate and shortsighted. The changes he was implementing…

PRESIDENT DONALD Trump charged into this destructive crusade without a word to Congress, without a clear rationale for why he was doing it and, now, with a spiraling price tag for the American taxpayers. No,…

(View additional photos of the fire here.) Iola firefighters remained on the scene into Thursday afternoon after a fire was reported in an upstairs apartment at 302 East St. The apartment is part of one…

The Kansas Department of Transportation is currently repairing a short stretch of pavement about 6 miles north of Chanute on U.S. 169 in Allen County. Work involves full-depth concrete repair at up to four locations…

For Bethany Miller, being named one of three valedictorians at Iola High School represents years of hard work while balancing academics, athletics, music, activities and community involvement. “It’s like the final culmination of everything that…

Allen Community College sponsored a ping-pong tournament for students Wednesday evening in the college’s student center. Prizes were awarded to the top three finishers. “But they really play for glory more than anything else,” said…

WICHITA — As an old football coach, Doug Kerr knows to expect the unexpected.  A team can look like a million bucks in practice, only to fall short on gameday. And there are times when…

Beale Infrastructure announced Wednesday afternoon its withdrawal of a proposed 300-acre data center in Gardner. The California-based company, which is also spearheading another data center project in De Soto, decided to scuttle its Gardner application…

Mary Louise Wilson, age 99, a lifelong resident of the Bronson community, passed away at Heartland Meadows Assisted Living on May 5, 2026, in Iola. She was born Nov. 2, 1926, at the family farm…