When weighing a potential candidacy for Allen Community Board of Trustees, Alana Cloutier considered the college’s name. “It’s Allen Community College, not Iola Community College. And when I learned that no one on the board…

Vicki Curry’s roots at Allen Community College run deep. “I have a special place in my heart for Allen,” Curry told the Register. “I went there as a student. My husband went there. All three…

Drake Tilman wishes Humboldt High School had offered Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs when he was a student.  The lifelong Humboldt resident now works as a police officer for the city, a position he’s…

HUMBOLDT — Tony Works believes you need to shake up an organization every once in a while, bringing in new leaders with new ideas. But sometimes, it’s more important to have stability, with experienced leaders…

For Sandy Whitaker, her reasons to file for reelection to Humboldt’s USD 258 school board are simple enough. “I love kids. I love helping kids,” she said with a smile. “I love children, animals, and…

Josh Wrestler made the commitment to run for reelection to the USD 258 Humboldt Board of Education with only minutes to spare.  With a noon deadline, “It was 11:50 a.m. when I signed up,” he…

Advance voting begins Wednesday on a number of local races, most notably a countywide vote on whether to approve a $9.95 million renovation to the Allen County Courthouse. There are several city and school board…

Iola’s policies regarding past-due utility payments sparked Georgia Masterson to run for City Council. Masterson is  co-founder and interim executive director of Humanity House, a non-profit that helps impoverished residents through a number of means,…

A not-so-funny thing happened to Gene Myrick on the campaign trail. Myrick, who had previously served six years on the Iola City Council, had filed in June to regain a Council seat. Less than two…

Kim Peterson sees unfinished business on the Iola City Council. Since she took office 4½ years ago, Peterson points to several noteworthy city achievements, such as getting the Peerless Products plant in town and plans…