PITTSBURG — A new Planned Parenthood clinic in southeast Kansas will be the closest abortion access point for many people in the South and will provide easier access to reproductive health care for southeast Kansans…

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly and Attorney General Kris Kobach joined forces Friday to oppose Nebraska’s planned Platte-Republican interbasin transfer, which they argue would introduce invasive carp that could bring significant harm to Kansas waterways. The…

When Peyton Wallace learned about a scholarship opportunity while reading The Iola Register, he knew it had the potential to change his life.  The trustees of the Barbara and Herschel Perry Charitable Trust announced in…

Doug Desmarteau hopes there is strength in numbers. Desmarteau, entering his 19th year as head coach for Allen Community College’s men’s soccer program, is bringing in what he considers one of the deepest teams he’s…

GAS — Sales of produce have proven popular after a recent remodel at Dollar General, 222 W. First St., in Gas.  The store completed the remodel over a couple weeks in July. Since then, about…

Adapted from an online discussion. Dear Carolyn: My husband and I are having a ridiculous fight. He works late once a week, and I love the alone time; I order food and watch a favorite,…

The monthly meeting of the Prairie Rose 4-H Club was called to order on Aug. 11 by President Sophia Heim. Before the meeting, the members made thank you cards for sponsors of the fair. Roll…

True food allergic reactions cause acute reactions. Eating even a tiny bit of the allergenic food causes the patient to quickly develop anaphylactic symptoms including shortness of breath, hives, vomiting, diarrhea, throat swelling, passing out,…

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Barren white walls behind him in his makeshift office in a snug dorm room at Missouri Western’s Scanlon Hall, play sheets and notepads and an iPad among a few bare essentials…

Although many gardens are still producing, it is time to get our fall vegetables planted. Believe it or not, fall is a great gardening season. When you think about it, fall weather is much like…