Allen County commissioners Tuesday weighed whether they should ask voters to increase the county sales tax.  The increase would help fund emergency medical services, which are currently funded through the county’s ambulance fund. A similar…

Phil Becker will be pulling double-duty at Monday’s Memorial Day service in Iola. On top of directing the Iola Municipal Band through the national anthem to start the ceremony, Becker will change hats to deliver…

Chanute’s energy portfolio just got greener. A new 6-megawatt solar farm at 4302 S. Plummer is now online and producing energy. Evergy will own and operate the facility, while the City of Chanute has agreed…

YATES CENTER — A crammed schedule is in the offing this weekend for the annual Yates Center Days celebration. The 2026 festival puts a hearty emphasis on its “Small Town USA” motto, and begins Friday…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two police officers who helped defend the U.S. Capitol from an attack by a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters sued on Wednesday to block anyone — including Jan. 6, 2021, rioters — from…

TOPEKA — Wildfires are burning thousands of acres in southwest Kansas, and emergency management personnel from across the state are working to gain control and keep communities safe. Bill Waln, state fire management officer at…

A Kansas judge has cleared the way for transgender minors to resume gender-affirming care that lawmakers banned in 2025. Douglas County District Court Judge Carl Folsom III issued a temporary injunction blocking enforcement of key…

There are few job descriptions as apt as the family doctor. Their clients can be any age, from newborn to 100. A family doctor may be there when their patients are born, when they grow…

MILDRED — Seniors in northern Allen County wanting to take part in the Southeast Kansas Area Agency on Aging’s (SEKAAA) 60+ Dine program traditionally came to Iola for meals served through the Allen County Regional…

BEIJING (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived Tuesday night in China for meetings with Chinese leader Xi Jinping less than a week after U.S. President Donald Trump wrapped up his own trip to Beijing. Putin’s plane landed…