PITTSBURG — After several iterations, a former elementary school in downtown Pittsburg is being renovated to become a state-of-the-art pre-school, according to The Morning Sun. Built in 1937, the one-story Washington Elementary School accommodated kindergartners…

The Kansas Department of Commerce responded Thursday to allegations made publicly by former employee Jonathan Clayton, whose body was apparently found inside a wrecked vehicle earlier this week. Clayton had accused state officials of awarding…

 NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. World Health Organization announced Thursday there will be limited pauses in fighting in Gaza to allow for polio vaccinations for hundreds of thousands of children after a baby contracted the…

TULKAREM, West Bank (AP) — The Israeli military said it killed five more militants, including a local commander, early Thursday in the West Bank as it pressed ahead with what appeared to be the deadliest…

For over a century, Johnson County residents voted for Republican presidential candidates.    Even during periods of Democrat strength, including Franklin Roosevelt’s landslide victory in 1932 and Lyndon Johnson’s overwhelming triumph in 1964, the county…

It’s rare — miraculously rare — that a drug can have such a pronounced effect that its immediate benefits translate into health care savings for years, even decades. To the wonder drugs Harvoni and Sovaldi,…

GAS — Even when pressed, the townsfolk of Gas found little to complain about nor was their wishlist long.  They are there because they like small-town, countryesque living where the amenities of a larger city…

Allen County commissioners will send a proposal for a half-cent sales tax increase to Allen County voters this November, approving the measure at their meeting Tuesday. Revenue from the sales tax would be used to…

Just south of the square, the block of Iola’s South Street stretching from Madison Avenue to Broadway Street has attracted the Iola city council’s attention. The two-way street’s narrow lanes make for some tight turns…

The fate of the residence at 710 North St. will depend on a public hearing scheduled for Monday, Oct. 15 after Iola council members unanimously approved a motion to give its owners or other interested…