Registered - Episodes Tagged with “Covid 19”

A Coronavirus Q&A with Dr. Brian Wolfe

The Iola Register — Fri, 13 Aug 2021 13:00:00 -0500

After a long break, we’re back with a special episode. Today, Register reporter Vickie Moss interviews Dr. Brian Wolfe of Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas and a longtime physician in Iola about the troubling surge in COVID-19 cases.

Active cases, hospitalizations and deaths have skyrocketed over the past several weeks, as the delta variant wreaks havoc on a country already weary of masks, Zoom meetings, and quarantines.

Now, however, as vaccination rates remain stubbornly low and well below herd immunity, it seems we may be done with the coronavirus, but it is certainly not done with us.

Bruce Symes: We need steady hands on the tiller

The Iola Register — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 09:00:00 -0500

In today’s episode, as we continue speaking with local candidates facing primary challenges in the upcoming Aug. 4 election, we talked with Bruce Symes. He’s seeking a second term as Allen County Commissioner, representing District 3. A former Register reporter, he now teaches at Allen Community College. We reached him by phone, as he was in Wichita accompanying his father undergo a heart procedure.

The Westervelt family weaves their way on the trails, together

The Iola Register — Fri, 29 May 2020 16:00:00 -0500

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, Jaime Westervelt, her parents Mike and Leah Oswald, and Jaime's three children Wyatt, Griffen and Jolee, made very regular use of the trails. Now, though, with the family stuck at home much more, the trails have provided a refuge and escape from these distressing times. And somewhere along the gravel chert paths, they grew closer as a family as well.

In this episode, recorded on a rainy May evening, reporter Trevor Hoag and Tim Stauffer accompany the Westervelt family on one of their walks on the Prairie Spirit Trail.

Pregnant in the midst of a pandemic

The Iola Register — Sun, 10 May 2020 10:00:00 -0500

Iola residents Katie Mitchell and Kyle Lovseth share what it’s like to be expecting a child in the midst of a pandemic. Katie, a Sociology professor at Allen Community College, is 31 weeks pregnant. She and Kyle are expecting their first child.

Now more than ever, Lisse Regehr sees an Allen County that’s coming together

The Iola Register — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 13:00:00 -0500

Register reporter Trevor Hoag, editor Susan Lynn and Tim Stauffer sit down with Lisse Regehr, the CEO of Thrive Allen County, to discuss what she’s hearing from Allen County businesses and individuals in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and what Thrive is doing to help.

Next year, Regina Chriestenson plans to savor every moment.

The Iola Register — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 09:00:00 -0500

We speak with Regina Chriestenson, the speech and drama instructor at Iola High School, on how she and her students have dealt with the abrupt end to their school year, and for her seniors, their entire high school careers.

Dr. Brian Wolfe can't say it enough: Wash. Your. Hands.

The Iola Register — Tue, 07 Apr 2020 15:00:00 -0500

Dr. Brian Wolfe of Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas answers our questions about COVID-19 and offers insights on how to best protect ourselves here in Allen County.