The 132nd Allen County Fair, which launches Tuesday and hits high gear next weekend, will offer a little something for everybody, from superheroes and princesses to a wheel of prizes. “The thing is to keep…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed about $9 billion in federal spending cuts requested by President Donald Trump, including deep reductions to public broadcasting and foreign aid, moving forward on one of the president’s top…

The Allen County Commission reached a consensus Tuesday to basically eliminate financial support for the Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center (SEKMHC) from $167,000 to just a single $1 for the upcoming fiscal year. The decision…

Fifty-two youngsters are hitting the waves this week with Vacation Bible School. The theme for this year’s VBS is “Surf & Shack! Catch the Wave of God’s Amazing Love.” The number of participants is nearly…

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. wholesale inflation cooled last month, despite worries that President Donald Trump’s tariffs would push prices higher for goods before they reach consumers. The Labor Department reported Wednesday that its producer price…

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump sent the U.S. stock market on a jagged round trip Wednesday after saying he had “talked about the concept of firing” the head of the Federal Reserve. Such a…

WEIR — Johanna Schmid and her husband, Steve Hench, live in an older home in Weir, Kansas. Their lives are busy — they have five kids. Three of those kids are under the age of…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s request to cancel about $9 billion in foreign aid and public broadcasting spending is nearing passage in the Senate, an action that would have a tiny impact on the…

HUMBOLDT — Students in the Humboldt USD 258 school district will continue receiving free breakfast and lunch for the 2025–2026 school year, a program that has already made a significant impact on student nutrition, participation,…

Live chickens will remain off limits in Iola. At least for the time being. Iola City Council members voted 4-3 against a motion to allow residents to raise live chickens within city limits. That the…