TOPEKA — The Kansas Insurance Department has been awarded a $1 million federal grant to start putting together a health insurance exchange.“As soon as (the money) gets here, we’ll be setting up a number of…

Marcella M. “Sally” Peet, 85, of Emporia died Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010, at Flint Hills Care Center in Emporia.She was born May 29, 1925, in Olpe, to John and Catherine (Resenader) Aufleger. On April 9,…

It amazes me that anytime someone questions the validity of a major expenditure such as a new hospital, they are labeled as a pessimist. There are lots of what-if’s in a decision of this nature…

The November voting date is fast approaching when Allen County citizens will decide whether to pass the proposed 1⁄4 cent sales tax increase to fund the building of a new hospital. This is not the…

Having lived in Iola for 10 months, voting “YES” on a quarter-cent sales tax increase for a new hospital is a no-brainer. A new hospital would mean the doctors, nurses and staff at Allen County…

BURLINGTON — Yates Center High’s Paul Stockebrand, who was reported on Friday as taking eighth in the Tri Valley League cross country meent, had a time of 19 minutes, 48 seconds for the 5K race.Also…

BURLINGTON — Marmaton Valley High’s Zach Louk was unable to claim a third straight Three Rivers League individual cross country championship Thursday. But not many runners have beaten Northeast High’s Austin Bogina this year.Marmaton Valley…

PITTSBURG — Twenty-nine athletes from the ANW Co-op Special Olympics and Allen County Special Olympic teams competed at Wednesday’s Southeast Region Bowling event. It was held at Holiday Lanes Bowling Center in Pittsburg.The athletes will…

LE ROY — Visiting Burlingame High’s size and speed were too much for Southern Coffey County High to handle.And that’s not counting some early miscues, Titan head coach John Chanley said, which led to a…

HUMBOLDT — The outcome of Humboldt High’s contest against highly regarded Pittsburg-St. Mary’s Colgan was decided fairly early Friday.The visiting Panthers led 21-0 by the 4-minute mark of the first quarter and never looked back…