Beginning with the 2026 tax year, Kansans who own off-road vehicles, small trailers, and boats will see their personal property tax bills drop thanks to new exemptions approved under House Bill 2231. While many residents…

PARSONS — Ground was broken on the world’s first mile-deep nuclear reactor Tuesday afternoon in Parsons. Deep Fission, an advanced nuclear energy company founded in 2023, is building the reactor as part of the U.S.…

Fifth-generation Pratt County farmer Mark Fincham brought a candid look at the challenges and changes on his family operation to the Southeast Kansas Soil Health Conference Wednesday afternoon, held at Green Cover Seed in Iola. …

Tomorrow’s generation of students took center stage at Tuesday’s Allen Community College Board of Trustees meeting. With Allen in the midst of planning for several facilities upgrades in the near future, including construction of a…

Iola Elementary School’s kindergarten and third grade students delighted a full house at the Bowlus Tuesday evening with “Jingle Bell Jukebox,” a medley of holiday tunes both old and new. Kate Vernon, K-2 music instructor,…

HUMBOLDT — A new blending silo under construction at Monarch Cement is reshaping the company’s skyline. At 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, the structure stood 125 feet and 2 inches tall — almost exactly halfway finished. “We…

The Christmas spirit comes alive Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock with the Iola Community Vespers program. It’s the 70th year for the program, where local musicians’ talents showcase a medley of religious and secular Christmas…

Wheels were put in motion Tuesday for Allen Community College to eventually replace the heart of its aging climate control systems. College trustees approved spending up to $500,000 for architects and engineers to map out…

With much of the preliminary work in place, Iolans can expect reconstruction of U.S. 54 to begin sometime in the middle of 2026. Assistant City Administrator Corey Schinstock briefed City Council members on the project…

The Iola USD 257 Board of Education on Monday heard a detailed update on two rapidly growing student-led businesses at Iola High School: Mustang Threads, an embroidery and apparel venture, and Mustang Bakes, a culinary…