The long-awaited state housing and marketing report brought some pretty dismal news for Southeast Kansas.  It takes two incomes to afford a house here — if you can find one. Our housing stock is old…

David Ingle, a member of the Iola Police Department, died Monday of complications related to COVID-19. Ingle’s passing was announced via the IPD Facebook page. “It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we…

The Southeast Kansas Multi-County Health Departments issued new guidelines for COVID-19 protocols, after federal health officials announced changes to quarantine timelines.  The changes reduce the quarantine time to five days, down from 10, regardless of…

CLEVELAND (AP) — Baker Mayfield’s broken fourth season with the Browns has mercifully ended with one game left. His time in Cleveland could be running short as well. Mayfield is sitting out the season finale…

Dear editor, The county’s Economic Development Director, Jonathan Goering, reported at the Dec. 21 meeting of Allen County commissioners that Allen County is one of eight communities to receive a Moderate Income Housing Resource grant.…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — An arrest has been made in the fatal stabbing of a man over the New Year’s weekend in Wichita. Bryce Marc Johnston, 27, of Bel Aire, was booked early Monday into…

 The global impact of the Jan. 6 insurrection is still growing one year after the attack. Most Americans don’t realize the shock felt by our foreign friends, and the glee of our adversaries, at watching…

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp will push for a new state law that would loosen requirements to carry a handgun in public, as he aims to blunt a primary challenge from fellow Republican…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Long after most other lawmakers had been rushed to safety, they were on the hard marble floor, ducking for cover. Trapped in the gallery of the House, occupying balcony seats off-limits to…

TOPEKA — Supercharged revenue collections in December by the state Department of Revenue exceeded the monthly estimate by $64 million to expand the cash cushion available for tax reductions or spending investments by the 2022…