Iola officials will continue to look at options now that the city will almost certainly be denied federal funding for a number of flood-control measures for Riverside Park. City Administrator Matt Rehder said the writing’s…

Editor’s note: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that the Bowlus Fine Arts Center will assume control of the Flewharty House from the Iola Public Library.  The decision has yet to be approved…

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday removed every member of a scientific committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how to use vaccines and pledged to replace them with…

HUMBOLDT — It’s a tough time for kids these days. Darcie Croisant remembers all too well the pressures of growing up, particularly as a middle-schooler. “My parents went through a divorce when I was young,”…

GARNETT — Wyatt Whitham, 16, Kincaid, was killed when the UTV he was driving crashed on a county road west of Garnett Saturday night. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported that Whitham, who who was driving…

The Iola Register’s news and advertising teams earned top honors at the Kansas Press Association’s annual awards banquet Friday in Salina, winning sweepstakes awards in both divisions for the seventh consecutive year. Competing among small…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he planned to file a lawsuit Monday against President Donald Trump in response to the administration’s extraordinary deployment of the National Guard to confront immigration protesters who took to the streets in…

Talks between the U.S. and China kicked off in London, with the U.S. signaling a willingness to remove restrictions on exports in exchange for assurances that China is easing limits on rare earth shipments. The…

HUMBOLDT — As eager as Sarah Hart is to see that her new bookstore is a success, she’s just as intent that it’s done her way.  Hart’s soft-spoken manner somewhat belies the intensity she feels…

Iola Public Library’s new assistant director has a deep passion for service, a love of books, and a knack for community building. Laura Force stepped into her new role on April 14, bringing with her…