Nathan Fawson, CEO of Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center, was suspended from his position Monday by the organization’s board of directors.  Board member Mike Blaufuss said Fawson has been suspended for 90 days with pay.…

Thrive Deputy Director Jessica Thompson announced Tuesday morning the organization recently received a $1.4 million grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka aimed at preserving housing throughout Allen County.  Thompson explained to Allen…

Chase Appling with the City of Iola’s Streets and Alley Department adds to a mountain range of snow several hundred feet long at the end of South Washington Avenue in Iola Wednesday afternoon. City crews…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats voted to block legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security and several other agencies Thursday as they continued to negotiate with Republicans and the White House on new restrictions for…

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. life expectancy rose to 79 years in 2024 — the highest mark in American history. It’s the result of not only the dissipation of the COVID-19 pandemic, but also waning death…

Longtime recycling advocate Steve Strickler is growing weary. He spoke out twice this week, first on Monday night to Iola City Council members, and then again Tuesday morning to Allen County commissioners, about the future…

One of the largest challenges to finding employees — available childcare — suddenly took center stage Tuesday as USD 257 Board of Education members discussed myriad issues, including the fate of a soon-to-be-vacant maintenance office.…

TOPEKA — Federal public defenders who went months without pay last year are facing more financial pressure as another government shutdown looms following state-sanctioned violence in Minneapolis and across the United States. U.S. Senate Democrats…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian officials reached out to the wider Middle East on Wednesday over the threat of a possible U.S. military strike on the country, while the value of Iran’s currency…

In a crowded hearing in Topeka last week, Kansas lawmakers drilled a lawyer for the Kansas City Chiefs on the deal to bring the NFL team across the state line. Democratic state Rep. Rui Xu…