For Bethany Miller, being named one of three valedictorians at Iola High School represents years of hard work while balancing academics, athletics, music, activities and community involvement. “It’s like the final culmination of everything that…

WICHITA — As an old football coach, Doug Kerr knows to expect the unexpected.  A team can look like a million bucks in practice, only to fall short on gameday. And there are times when…

Beale Infrastructure announced Wednesday afternoon its withdrawal of a proposed 300-acre data center in Gardner. The California-based company, which is also spearheading another data center project in De Soto, decided to scuttle its Gardner application…

Lee A. Johnson has visions — nightmares, really — of judicial campaigns devolving into whether voters are attracted to candidates with legal experience and formidable intellects or those with “beautiful hair and nice teeth.”  “Do…

Nathan Fawson has been removed as the chief executive officer of Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center. SEKMHC board attorney Jacob Bielenberg confirmed Fawson’s last day was April 30.  Fawson was placed on 90-day paid administrative…

A leadership change at Allen County EMS was announced at Tuesday’s Allen County Commission meeting. EMS Director Michael Burnett announced he will leave the department next week to accept the EMS director position in Crawford…

For all of Brennen Coffield’s achievements at Iola High School — and there have been a bunch — his work outside the classroom is equally extraordinary. On top of his sterling 4.0 grade-point average, even…

A Pete’s convenience store in Chanute has gone solar, and two Pete’s locations in Allen County will soon do the same.  SEK Solar of Chanute recently announced the completion of a 97-kilowatt system composed of…

Allen County commissioners voted Tuesday to discontinue the county’s membership in the League of Kansas Municipalities after hearing a defense of the organization from Humboldt City Administrator Cole Herder. Herder encouraged commissioners to continue participating…

Multiple area high schools, including Humboldt, Chanute, Parsons, Oswego and Fort Scott, were briefly placed in lockdown Wednesday afternoon, after each was targeted in an apparent “swatting” incident. The Parsons Police Department reported the threats…