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Organizers of Wesley United Methodist Church's commodities distribution announced there will be no food giveaway availab...
10/03/2025

Organizers of Wesley United Methodist Church's commodities distribution announced there will be no food giveaway available in October, due to federal funding issues.

Wesley United Methodist Church of Iola announced there will be no food commodities distribution on Oct. 27, continuing a pause that began earlier this year

A team of new helpers stepped forward to help with Saturday's Biblesta, and hopefully, will keep the fall festival flour...
10/03/2025

A team of new helpers stepped forward to help with Saturday's Biblesta, and hopefully, will keep the fall festival flourishing for years to come.

HUMBOLDT — A call for volunteers did more than give the upcoming Biblesta celebration a boost, committee member Pastor Jerry Neeley said.

Marmaton Market, the grocery store that closed its doors for good in September due to mounting debt and weak sales, will...
10/03/2025

Marmaton Market, the grocery store that closed its doors for good in September due to mounting debt and weak sales, will reopen from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday to sell off the store's remaining merchandise, at half price.

MORAN — The Marmaton Market, which closed its doors in September, will reopen for one day Saturday, in order to sell off the grocery store’s remaining

Three nonprofits hosted a program Wednesday to examine the outcomes of the "Big Beautiful Bill" passed earlier this year...
10/03/2025

Three nonprofits hosted a program Wednesday to examine the outcomes of the "Big Beautiful Bill" passed earlier this year by Congress.

A stack of paper nearly 900 pages tall sat on a stool at the North Community Building in Iola Wednesday evening. It was wrapped up like a gift, but for those

🏐New Humboldt and Yates Center volleyball photos can be found at the SmugMug link below! Happy Viewing!🏐
10/03/2025

🏐New Humboldt and Yates Center volleyball photos can be found at the SmugMug link below! Happy Viewing!🏐

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The Yates Center Wildcats continue putting distance between themselves and other challengers for a Three Rivers League t...
10/03/2025

The Yates Center Wildcats continue putting distance between themselves and other challengers for a Three Rivers League title with Tuesday’s sweep of Oswego and St. Paul.

Wildcats opened by winning the first set, 25-17. They fell in the second set 25-17, but then prevailed in the third set, 25-20. Senior outside hitter Cayten

Iola and Humboldt’s seventh-grade volleyball teams put on quite a show Saturday.The two schools were dead even in more w...
10/02/2025

Iola and Humboldt’s seventh-grade volleyball teams put on quite a show Saturday.

The two schools were dead even in more ways than one as they competed in the IMS Invitational.

Iola and Humboldt’s seventh-grade volleyball teams put on quite a show Saturday.

The Iola High School volleyball team added one in their Pioneer League win column after splitting Tuesday's triangular a...
10/02/2025

The Iola High School volleyball team added one in their Pioneer League win column after splitting Tuesday's triangular at Prairie View High School.

The Iola Mustangs continue showing improvement after splitting Tuesday’s Prairie View triangular and picking up their first Pioneer League victory.

"Spamilton," a spoof of the blockbuster musical "Hamilton," is coming to the Bowlus Fine Arts Center Saturday.
10/02/2025

"Spamilton," a spoof of the blockbuster musical "Hamilton," is coming to the Bowlus Fine Arts Center Saturday.

Broadway fans and comedy lovers alike can catch “Spamilton: An American Parody” this Saturday at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center, a fast-paced, laugh-out-loud

Allen County's 911 center will use wind farm monies to fund new dispatch consoles. County Commissioners also discussed a...
10/02/2025

Allen County's 911 center will use wind farm monies to fund new dispatch consoles. County Commissioners also discussed a plea from the Multi-County Health Department to use a county vehicle to travel for vaccination clinics.

The lifeline of Allen County’s emergency response system is getting a long-overdue upgrade. After nearly two decades of nonstop use, the county’s 911 dispatch

Crews are installing solar panels this week atop the parking stalls at Iola's Sonic Drive-In. The panels are expected to...
10/02/2025

Crews are installing solar panels this week atop the parking stalls at Iola's Sonic Drive-In. The panels are expected to provide 35% of the restaurant's electrical use over the next 40 years.

Sonic Drive-In of Iola is going solar. Crews from CDL Electric are in the final stages of installing 142 solar panels on the roofs of the restaurant’s stalls.

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Iola, KS
66749

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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.