Environmental groups are suing the Trump administration over its approval of the first British Petroleum drilling project in the Gulf of Mexico since the Deepwater Horizon disaster, which occurred 16 years ago this week. The…

MORAN — It’s been nearly 30 years since Marmaton Valley voters have been asked to approve any kind of construction project. They may be asked again soon, perhaps as early as November. More than 230…

The Taste of Southeast Kansas Food Festival will make its debut in Iola on Saturday, May 2, offering residents a chance to sample local dishes and meet the people behind them. The event will run…

Mindy Lee, State Marketing Manager for the Kansas Small Business Development Center (SBDC), led Wednesday’s inaugural “Brunch and Business” workshop at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. About a dozen attendees listened to Lee’s presentation on…

Cooper Henry Thomas Schmidt, age 20, of Moran, Kan., passed away April 19, 2026, following injuries sustained in a car accident. Cooper was born Dec. 20, 2005. He worked for Colt Energy and had previously…

TOPEKA — A Kansas task force is running out of time to craft a new public school funding formula, which the Legislature and the state’s next governor must agree upon before the current framework expires.…

The Kansas City Royals will team up with hometown company Hallmark Cards to build a new ballpark at Crown Center, with a promised $3 billion downtown campus of mixed-use development in the surrounding 85 acres.…

Even when you’re a journalist, it’s extraordinarily rare when you get to talk with two prominent national politicians from opposing parties in the same day.  For me, that day was Friday, when I covered Sen.…

Iola, Humboldt, Marmaton Valley, Southern Coffey County and Waverly students were in rare form while going head-to-head at Monday’s Gene Farrow Invitational. Waverly High School played host at Iola’s Mustang Stadium. The Iola Mustangs pulled…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday that the U.S. military will no longer require all American troops to get the flu vaccine, citing “medical autonomy” and religious freedom. “The notion that a…