I’m a captive of “The Crown,” the PBS mini-series on Britain’s royal family. The sheer opulence of their lives is mesmerizing. That, and their unhappiness in spite of it all. The show’s writers indulge us…

Vehicle burns Steven C. Weeks, 51, was westbound on Patterson Avenue the evening of Dec. 1 when he noticed his vehicle, a 2001 GMC, was emitting smoke. Weeks told Iola police officers he continued to…

CANEY — Three Iola High School FFA members earned state bids for their performance Monday at the Southeast District FFA speech contest, hosted by Caney Valley. Isabella Duke and Carly Dreher each earned second place…

The Fearless Fred trolley will take passengers on a 90-minute tour of the Iola area Satuday to check out Christmas light displays — provided enough people purchase tickets. Organizers must have at least 18 tickets…

Iola City Council members agreed with a group of residents who said Iola’s Coon Creek should be renamed. Council members eventually voted 5-0, in one of the more bizarre city meetings in recent memory, to…

This week I attended a strings concert by local middle school and high school students. Initially, I figured all that was really necessary was to take a few representative photos of the evening’s affair and…

Prejudice is everywhere, and we have all experienced it in one way or another. We may have been discriminated against due to our religious beliefs, a handicap or our age. And, many of us have…

Dear editor, My name is Rosemary Bass, and I am writing in favor of the proposed renaming of Coon Creek. I am 90 years old, African American, and have lived in Iola since 1947. My…

Iola Public Library will offer several holiday season programs for adults in December. “Christmas Comedy Classics” features the 1955 movie “We’re No Angels” at 2 p.m. Thursday. Three convicts (Humphrey Bogart, Peter Ustinov and Aldo…

Here in the Register newsroom, we’re pretty much split between holding on to the Fillies as the Iola High School girls mascot or lumping them in with the Mustangs. Sports editor Erick Mitchell heavily favors…