Month: June 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — Sitting among a pint-raising crowd at a Manhattan soccer bar on the first day of the World Cup, George Carson described himself as a huge soccer fan who hopes to catch…

MEXICO CITY — FIFA president Gianni Infantino described Mexico City Stadium as a venue “blessed by the gods” and a “true cathedral of soccer.” Azteca Stadium, as most people know it, is steeped in soccer…

I applaud the Iola-USD 257 school board for their willingness to rethink its laptop policy at the high school. Change is easy to criticize; as an elected official, it’s often easier to just leave things…

CHANUTE — The Iola Seahorses made their season debut while competing against Humboldt and Chanute Wednesday at the Maring Aquatic Center. The Seahorses took third with 1,492 points while the Current took second with 2,102…

We owe so much to the brave men and women of 1776. They had more backbone than the weak-kneed “Trumplicans” we have in Congress today.  Back then, some wanted to stay loyal to England and…

Graham Platner won Maine’s Democratic nomination for Senate on Tuesday, and the party’s elites are rallying ’round the man with the Nazi tattoo. It’s a notable look for a party that has spent a decade…

CAMDENTON, Mo. — Students and staff with USD 257’s SAFE BASE summer program traded classrooms for cave passages Thursday as they traveled to Bridal Cave at Lake of the Ozarks for a day of exploration,…

“When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.” — Billy Crystal, “When Harry Met Sally” To…

The Iola Register’s news and advertising teams earned top honors at the Kansas Press Association’s annual awards of excellence celebration last Friday in Hutchinson, winning sweepstakes awards in both divisions for an eighth consecutive year.…

Children entering grades 1 through college will learn various aspects about theatre, while getting to perform a Disney classic in the process. A two-week summer theatre camp starts Monday, where the young thespians will audition…