The Kincaid Fair capped off its 109th celebration Saturday with a day filled with fun and games. Above, Greta Thompson chews on a piece of straw while riding the Seekers-Not-Slackers 4-H Club float in the…

The hunt is on. The first clue for the Farm-City Days Medallion Hunt hunt will be released Tuesday. But in order to partake, hunters must first purchase a $2 button, available at Audacious Boutique, Thrive…

Three weeks ago I embarked on my journey to Iola for an interview with The Register. The day before my journey I had finally earned my degree from Beloit College on the border between Wisconsin…

This will be my final paper as sports editor here at the Iola Register.  Goodbyes are never easy, especially when it is genuinely tough to leave. I arrived here in Iola two years ago July…

An article detailing Terese Yetzbacher’s military service contained an error when recalling her athletic background. Yetzbacher was in one of Iola’s first-ever traveling softball teams, which was organized by Melvin Brown. The article incorrectly reported…

With USD 257 students home from school this week due to spring break, a group is encouraging families to forego their electronic devices for a while. Humanity House, Farm City Days-Iola and the Register have…

Area experts hope to answer the questions of citizens concerned about local schools at a public forum Tuesday evening at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. With the vote on whether to build a new elementary…

Fifty years ago this summer a slight young man of 15 ventured into the Register asking for the opportunity to test his reporting skills. “Write something,” was Emerson Lynn’s response to Gary Rice, who grew…

TOPEKA — Bob Johnson, longtime reporter for the Iola Register, was awarded the Gaston Outstanding Mentor Award at Friday night’s awards banquet for the Kansas Press Association. Johnson was noted for his unflagging enthusiasm for…

“And a good time was had by all.” It’s a newspaper cliche, historically associated with community correspondents who reported on the social events of their small towns. Now, the phrase seems antiquated. As Colony correspondent,…