Allen County voters will have plenty to decide when they go to the polls Nov. 4 for city and school board elections. On top of picking their representation on respective city council races, voters also…

LAHARPE — Like Bill Murray’s character in the classic movie “Groundhog Day,” Savannah Flory is afraid she’s stuck in a time warp when it comes to … well, groundhogs. Flory, speaking at Wednesday’s LaHarpe City…

FRONTENAC — Freeman Health System is abandoning plans to construct a new hospital in Frontenac, the company announced Wednesday, seven months after ground had been broken for the proposed facility. A feasibility study ordered in…

For one morning at Humboldt High School, students suddenly became 26-year-old adults with jobs, spouses, budgets, and even babies to care for. Some were shocked to find out how expensive life could be. Others quickly…

MORAN — Plans are in the works to install a nine-hole disc golf course at the Moran City Park. The Moran Youth Recreation Association will receive $5,000 from the Heartland Rural Electric Cooperative’s Concern for…

Mike Scanlon wants people to know Iola has a pretty cool trail system. Scanlon, executive director of the newly-formed nonprofit Kansas Trails Inc., was in town last weekend riding the Lehigh Portland trails. “One of…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A food aid program that helps more than 6 million low-income mothers and young children will run out of federal money within two weeks unless the government shutdown ends, forcing states to…

News of layoffs at Iola’s Gates Corporation plant hit hard last week. After learning that 80 employees will soon lose their jobs, local leaders immediately went to work attempting to turn crisis into opportunity. Within…

Iola will test its water more frequently for lead over the next year as part of an edict handed down from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Toby Ross, water plant superintendent, and Mitch…

In a classroom filled with color, creativity, and the hum of imagination, Iola Middle School art teacher Grace Luther helps students see the world a little differently. This fall, the Kansas Art Education Association (KAEA)…