Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is pleasing President Donald Trump by supporting a ridiculous indictment of former FBI Director James Comey over a benign photo. Maybe Blanche thinks this foolishness will prevent him from being…

Register editor: Since Mr. Comey did not create the “86 47” seashell display and merely photographed it during a stroll on the beach, I think it only fair that President Donald Trump should pursue the…

Every election year there are uncontested offices, so that the incumbent office-holders automatically win.  While that sometimes occurs for federal positions, it is most consequential in state legislatures, where crucial policies are decided in elections…

The third annual Iola Youth Track Meet drew more than 250 kids from across southeast Kansas. With teams from Girard, Fredonia, Thayer and Cherryvale making the trip to Iola Saturday morning, Riverside Park’s parking lot…

The Iola Mustangs aim to end the regular season above .500 after last Friday’s split with the Emporia Spartans left them with a 9-9 record heading into the final week of play. After opening Friday’s…

EMPORIA — The Iola Mustangs hope to return to form as they wrap up the regular season this week after falling in Friday’s road doubleheader at Emporia, 5-4 and 8-4. The Emporia Spartans capitalized on…

HIGHLAND — Allen Red Devils baseball opens the postseason Thursday on the road against the fourth-seeded Hutchinson Community College Blue Dragons. Allen wrapped up the regular season Saturday after splitting with Highland Community College, taking…

PITTSBURG — Allen County Special Olympics competed April 28 at the Southeast Kansas Area Track Meet  at Pittsburg State University’s Plaster Center. The competition was the first for new member Riley Olson, who took first…

The U.S. Energy Information Administration expects nationwide retail gasoline prices to average near $4.30 a gallon for April 2026 — the highest monthly average of the year. The political response has been familiar. Georgia has…

Arrests reported Cheyenne Shanks was arrested by Iola police officers Thursday for suspicion of battery in the 600 block of North Cottonwood Street. Officers arrested Richard Huston Wednesday for suspicion of driving while intoxicated and…