In order for community members to better know the candidates and issues on the Nov. 5 general election ballot, The Iola Register will host a forum Thursday, Oct. 10. The event is from 6 to…

Iola High School has announced its candidates for the 2024 Fall Homecoming. The king and queen will be crowned at 6:15 p.m. Friday before the football game against Girard at the stadium in Riverside Park.…

Marmaton Valley High School will crown its 2024 Fall Homecoming King and Queen Sept. 27, prior to the Wildcats’ football game against Reno County. The crowning will be at 6 p.m., with the kickoff to…

Voters have just a few more days to cast a ballot in the Aug. 6 primary election. So far, 187 voters have cast ballots in person at the Allen County Courthouse. Clerk Shannon Patterson said…

WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a Tuesday call with reporters committed to a debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, the likely Democratic presidential candidate. “I would be willing to do more than…

When Kansans elect their U.S. congress members this fall, it’ll be the first time there’s an open seat in the 2nd District since the districts were redrawn in 2022. The district covers much of the…

Allen County voters will have few local decisions to make this election cycle, as most county-level races are uncontested after Monday’s filing deadline.  Voters in county commission District No. 3 will select a new representative…

Allen County Clerk Shannon Patterson has filed for election, and the race for District No. 3 commissioner is heating up as just days remain before a filing deadline. It’s Patterson’s first time running for election,…

With two weeks left to file for election, at least one county office will be contested. Sheriff Bryan J. Murphy is being challenged by Anthony Maness on the Republican side of the ballot, setting up…

A former deputy who now teaches law enforcement skills at Allen Community College is challenging Sheriff Bryan Murphy for his job. Anthony Maness and Murphy, both Republicans, have filed for the sheriff’s race, setting up…