If Allen Community College is to expand its footprint in Iola, it will do so to the north. College trustees approved last week the purchase of 34 acres immediately north of the Iola campus from…

Every Wednesday morning, Connie Rodriguez of Prairie Village reads the Iola Register as a service for those who are visually impaired.  She is a volunteer with The Audio-Reader Network, a reading and information service for…

LAHARPE — For all of the good in town — neighbors helping neighbors, infrastructure upgrades, etc. — LaHarpe still has plenty of issues that, if not addressed, will eventually threaten the community’s future. So said…

LAHARPE — Anyone who’s curious about the Regional Rural Technical Center in LaHarpe will have a chance to see the facility and equipment at an open house on Tuesday. The tech center will be open from…

Wednesday brought “all hands on deck” for trash pickup at the Allen County Landfill. Workers across several county departments — the airport, noxious weeds, road and bridge — joined landfill crews to pick up trash…

Stephen Thomas has had his fill of stray cats venturing onto his property, thank you very much. Thomas, who lives in the 300 block of North Buckeye Street, implored Iola City Council members Monday to…

Becky Nilges, whose affiliation with Allen Community College started as a student in the 1970s, is back with the college as a trustee. Nilges was appointed Tuesday to fill the position vacated by Robin Schallie,…

HUMBOLDT — Kim Isbell thought she was helping a colleague solve a computer glitch Wednesday. But when she arrived into the darkened classroom, Isbell was instead greeted with a throng of well-wishers with news of…

Murphy’s law says: “Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.” Iola High School’s drama students put that saying to the test with “The (One-Act) Play That Goes Wrong,” now showing at 7 o’clock Thursday…

Iolan John Sigg, 80, is suing Allen County Sheriff Bryan Murphy and others after officers pursued and later Tasered him for driving 3 mph over the speed limit. In his lawsuit, filed this week in…