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Bourbon County commissioners are among officials from several counties that have pulled financial support for the Southe...
08/27/2025

Bourbon County commissioners are among officials from several counties that have pulled financial support for the Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center.

Bourbon County commissioners are among officials from several counties that have pulled financial support for the Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center. Bourbon County commissioners have moved to eliminate financial support for the Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center, joining the other five co

Iola City Council members discussed Monday a proposal to handle requests if someone wishes to have a person's remains mo...
08/27/2025

Iola City Council members discussed Monday a proposal to handle requests if someone wishes to have a person's remains moved from either of the city's two cemeteries.

Iola City Council members discussed Monday a proposal to handle requests if someone wishes to have a person's remains moved from either of the city's two cemeteries. Iola will likely soon have an ordinance in place to follow in case the city receives a request to have a person’s remains removed f

A parent of a preschooler at USD 257 expressed concerns about how long some of the youngest students must ride in a bus ...
08/27/2025

A parent of a preschooler at USD 257 expressed concerns about how long some of the youngest students must ride in a bus before and after school each day.

A parent of a preschooler at USD 257 expressed concerns about how long some of the youngest students must ride in a bus before and after school each day. For many families, the school bus is a lifeline that makes daily schedules possible. But for Stacie Smail, the long ride her 4-year-old son Por

The Iola Mustangs held their own in their first and only preseason appearance against Jayhawk-Linn at Saturday's jambore...
08/26/2025

The Iola Mustangs held their own in their first and only preseason appearance against Jayhawk-Linn at Saturday's jamboree inside the IHS gymnasium.

The Iola Mustangs held their own in their first and only preseason appearance against Jayhawk-Linn at Saturday's jamboree inside the IHS gymnasium. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/E1eeIpZGZDQ?feature=share The Iola High School volleyball team worked out its kinks while facing one of the area

Elks members celebrated in style Saturday as the Iola lodge celebrated its 125 years as part of the Iola community.
08/26/2025

Elks members celebrated in style Saturday as the Iola lodge celebrated its 125 years as part of the Iola community.

Elks members celebrated in style Saturday as the Iola lodge celebrated its 125 years as part of the Iola community. It’s a bit harder than it looks to keep track of what you’ve done over the previous 125 years. Perhaps that’s because since its formation in 1900, the Iola Elks Lodge No. 569 has

Iolan Bob Hawk took some aerial shots to show how work is progressing at Lehigh Portland State Park, including construct...
08/26/2025

Iolan Bob Hawk took some aerial shots to show how work is progressing at Lehigh Portland State Park, including construction of a new visitors center and several RV camp sites.

Iolan Bob Hawk took some aerial shots to show how work is progressing at Lehigh Portland State Park, including construction of a new visitors center and several RV camp sites. The walls are going up for the new visitor’s center at LeHigh Portland State Park. David Ball, director of trails for

Possibilities present and future were on display during the Iola High School and Iola Middle School cross country Blue a...
08/26/2025

Possibilities present and future were on display during the Iola High School and Iola Middle School cross country Blue and Gold Scrimmage Friday at Riverside Park.

After spending much of the summer developing their endurance for the upcoming season, area distance running fans got their first look at the Iola High School and middle school cross country teams last Friday. Possibilities present and future were on display during the Iola High School and Iola M

After knocking heads with their teammates during last Friday's blue and gold scrimmage, the Iola Mustangs hope to renew ...
08/26/2025

After knocking heads with their teammates during last Friday's blue and gold scrimmage, the Iola Mustangs hope to renew an old rivalry and create a new one when they take on Chanute and Humboldt at the Humboldt Jamboree.

After knocking heads with their teammates during last Friday's blue and gold scrimmage, the Iola Mustangs hope to renew an old rivalry and create a new one next Friday when they take on Chanute and Humboldt at the Humboldt Jamboree. The Iola Mustangs put on a show as senior running back Easton W

Iolan Bob Hawk took some aerial shots to show how work is progressing at Lehigh Portland State Park, including construct...
08/25/2025

Iolan Bob Hawk took some aerial shots to show how work is progressing at Lehigh Portland State Park, including construction of a new visitors center and several RV camp sites.

David Ball, director of trails for the park, provided the Register with an update. Read about the progress in Tuesday’s print edition or here at the link: https://www.iolaregister.com/news/local-news/lehigh-work-taking-shape

The Middle of Everywhere Music Festival is almost here, starting this Friday in Humboldt.Don’t miss your chance to parti...
08/25/2025

The Middle of Everywhere Music Festival is almost here, starting this Friday in Humboldt.

Don’t miss your chance to participate in our drawing and be one of ten lucky winners to enjoy some of the very best blues and roots music to be heard in this fine state of Kansas. 🎶

Hurry! Winners will be announced Tuesday, August 26!

The Humboldt Cubs will take Friday night off in order to continue preparing for another run at another Tri-Valley League...
08/23/2025

The Humboldt Cubs will take Friday night off in order to continue preparing for another run at another Tri-Valley League title despite having multiple new faces in the lineup.

The Humboldt Cubs will take Friday night off in order to continue preparing for another run at another Tri-Valley League title despite having multiple new faces in the lineup. HUMBOLDT — After graduating 11 players from their 2024 roster, the Humboldt High Cubs are taking each practice in stages

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Our mission: We aim to create a space on Facebook.com/IolaRegister where readers can exchange perspectives and informed commentary that enhances the quality of our news and information. We value thoughtful comments representing a range of views that make their point politely. A few things we won’t tolerate on our page: personal attacks, obscenity, vulgarity, profanity (including expletives and letters followed by dashes) and commercial promotion. While most comments will remain posted if they are on-topic and not abusive, moderating decisions are subjective. We will make them as carefully and consistently as we can.

Thank you for joining our community on Facebook. Our philosophy: A newspaper builds community by supporting its schools, city and county governments and the organizations that are dedicated to improving the civic and cultural environment, such as Iola Industries, Inc., Friends of the Bowlus, endowments of Allen County Community College, our local schools, and other similar citizen associations working for the benefit of all. The Register also seeks to strengthen the area it serves by giving accurate and complete reports on local events, calling attention to the special accomplishments of its citizens, young and old, rich and poor, and serving as a forum for the discussion of civic issues. When controversies arise, our philosophy requires us to report them as fully and as accurately as possible, without sensationalism or opinions. The Register's editor's opinions are expressed on the editorial page and are always labeled and signed if they appear elsewhere. The purposes of Register editorials are sometimes to inform, sometimes to reflect on the human and natural scene, sometimes to persuade but never to dictate. The Register's pages are always open to civil discussion of public events from its readers and it is the obligation of each of us, regardless of our position on the Register staff, to answer causal critics with an invitation to express their own views in a letter to The Forum. The Register can only accomplish its mission if the community trusts it to be fair and reliable. Our reputation for integrity and tolerance is our most precious asset. Our goal is to strengthen that reputation by the way we do our jobs and the way we interact with others in the community. Since Charles F. Scott bought the Register in 1882, this newspaper has been considered a leader in journalism and a force for progress in the state. We should all be proud of its reputation and determined to add to its luster.