COLONY — With Prom Night a week away, and Graduation Day not long after, Crest High School students, ready or not, will make some hefty choices in the coming days. But in order to make…

Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center will terminate employment for 23 staff members at the end of this month, according to a press release issued Thursday afternoon. Salary reductions for staff and officers will also be…

Nearly half of all Americans live with high blood pressure, a leading risk factor for heart attack and stroke. In response, a new community-based effort is aiming to make prevention and monitoring more accessible. The…

It took all of a week for Lyndon Kern to encounter his first hiccup as Iola’s water plant superintendent. Kern, who replaced the retiring Toby Ross March 23 to assume administrative duties at the water…

Allen County commissioners formally recognized April as Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month during their Tuesday meeting, recognizing the work of area organizations that support children facing abuse and neglect. Donita Garner, Child Advocacy Center…

SHAWNEE — “My daughter is spoiling me to death,” Mildred Smith said Tuesday morning. Well, certainly not literally. Mildred’s 103rd birthday is Friday. A longtime Iolan, Mildred moved to Shawnee in 2001 to live with…

Tuition rates will increase slightly for Allen Community College students who do not live in Allen County, while housing and meal plans will go up in 2026-27, ACC trustees decided Tuesday. Trustees, gathered for a…

Iola’s annual Easter candy hunt has a number of treats and activities for youngsters Saturday morning. The hunt begins at 10 o’clock south of the Recreation Building at Iola’s Riverside Park, but youngsters are encouraged…

Those who may consider Iola a dead town, or one where no one ever does anything, should have been at Monday’s Iola City Council meeting. Council members themselves didn’t do a whole lot. Instead, the…

Iolans Daniel Roush and Gene Myrick were among the guests of honor as Southern Coffey County High School hosted its 26th Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. Roush and Myrick were among the 22 veterans —…