Who knew learning about safety could be so much fun? The Allen County Multi-Agency Team is once again coordinating an assortment of activities for Family Safety Night Thursday evening on the courthouse square. Several emergency…

Interested buyers will have an opportunity to purchase tax-foreclosed properties next month when the county conducts its tax sale on June 25. According to Allen County Treasurer Darolyn Maley, the sale will begin at 9…

Iola’s Ward Chapel AME Church, which closed its doors for good last summer, has been sold. Ben Jett, an over-the-road truck driver, purchased the facility, and plans to use it as his residence Jett has…

After years of operating out of a small single-room office tucked into the back of the Recovery House at 16 N. Buckeye St. in Iola, the non-profit has relocated to 919 N. State St. Keithly…

Jerry Daniels, a Republican, is thus far the only candidate to file in advance of Monday’s noon filing deadline.  Of local note, the filing deadline also applies to anyone seeking one of three seats up…

On a night when Bobby Witt Jr. became the third Kansas City Royals player ever to receive the prestigious Lou Gehrig Memorial Award, former Iola educator Jack Stanley received an even bigger surprise. Stanley and…

The possibility of expanding college opportunities for Iola High School students and continued support for early childhood education were discussed at Tuesday’s USD 257 Board of Education meeting. Dana Daugharthy, IHS career counselor and the…

A new indoor multipurpose facility continues to take shape and promises to provide year-round practice space for a variety of USD 257 student-athletes. Located just north of the high school, the building measures 6,000 square…

Iola City Councilman Max Grundy and his family are leaving town. Grundy told the Register Thursday he has sold his house on North Kentucky Street, and has purchased a home in Utah. The plan is…

Miss Chelsea’s Dance Academy’s annual recital begins at 6:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. Tickets sell for $10 apiece, and can  be purchased at bowluscenter.org, or at the door.