Beverly and Gary Hawk, along with their daughter, Lora, have purchased The Classy Attic, at 14 S. Washington, from Dr. Tell and Vicki Copening. Artwork by Gary Hawk will be added to the current stock…

An urgent call to cut down on water use was issued from Iola City Hall. City Superintendent Jim Wilson said stored water in the towers dropped 20 feet over the weekend. “The plant is producing…

The Mr. Pizza restaurant north on U.S. 169 across from Wichman Ford is now open for business. It is owned and operated by Mr. and Mrs. Harold Erbert of Iola. ***** A new meat processing…

July 1960 Some 52,000 sports car fans from a dozen or more states and several foreign nations were thrilled and broiled Sunday and Monday afternoons at the Grand Prix Road Races at Garnett. The spectators…

Iola area residents have responded to a fund-raising drive to improve the life of an Iola boy. The $10,000 goal has been surpassed to buy an electric wheelchair for Danny Morris, a 14-year-old with cerebral…

Mr. and Mrs. Glen Menegay have sold their restaurant to Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Wheeler of Olathe. Menegay’s downtown cafe has been operated by the Menegays for the past 23 years. They sold Menegay’s North,…

Resolutions providing for a rural fire district in the Iola Township area and for its first board of trustees have been approved by the Allen County commissioners. The new district encloses all of the area…

June 1960 The familiar pealing of the bell on the old courthouse clock may reverberate over Iola again tonight. The clock is in its new ground-level case on the south side of the courthouse lawn…

60 Years Ago Several persons called The Register today to speak of the plight that the prolonged snow season means for birds and at least one organized rescue project was underway. Ray Pershall and Clarence…

Thirty-years ago February 1988 The Iola police and Allen County Community College took fingerprints, handprints and pictures of 38 area children Saturday at ACCC for the Identi-Kid program. ***** The City Commission voted unanimously to…