September 1973 Mike Russell, president of the Iola Broadcasting Company, Inc., took over ownership of radio station KALN today. Russell told the Register this morning that approval of the purchase by the Federal Communications Commission…

Iolans Joel and Lisa Wicoff announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Clara Kathleen Wicoff, to Bryce Christopher Misenhelter of Iola. The bride-to-be is a 2016 graduate of Iola HIgh School. She earned…

Marmaton Valley High School will crown its 2023 Fall Homecoming king and queen prior to the Wildcats’ Sept. 29 football game against Hartford. The ceremony will take place at 6:15 p.m. This year’s theme is…

Crest High School will celebrate its fall homecoming at 7 p.m. Friday with a football game against Hartford. The king and queen will be crowned after the game. Candidates are, front from left, Brooklyn Jones,…

Southwind Extension District 4-H members from Woodson and Allen counties took third place at the Kansas State Fair Crops and Weed ID contest Saturday in Hutchinson. Individually, Carly Kramer placed eighth, Camryn Wille placed 15th,…

Reports of potential gunfire are keeping law enforcement officers on their toes this week. Allen County sheriff’s deputies were called to assist with an investigation stemming from Neosho Falls Tuesday morning after a subject reportedly…

Members of the Prairie Rose 4-H Club participated in the Moran Day festivities by riding the float they helped create this past Saturday. Riding on the float, from left, are Doug Dix, Lucas Owens, Kylar…

As Saturday’s Register article noted, alpha-gal syndrome, caused by a lone star tick bite, has severe consequences. Potentially fatal, the syndrome requires those who have it to avoid eating anything associated with a mammal.  An…

Iola’s Unity Club members explored at their monthly meeting Sept. 11 how different generations interact in the workplace. Ellen Thompson reported on Chuck Underwood’s book, “Understanding Generational differences in the workplace, Marketplace & Living Room.” …

Iola High School will crown its 2023 Fall Homecoming King and Queen at 6:15 p.m. Friday, prior to the Mustangs’ football game against Anderson County. Queen candidates are, from left, Leeann Maloney, Abigail Meiwes, Shelby…