We are relieved Humboldt school board members decided to keep a five-day school week for the immediate future. At issue was a proposal to change to a four-day school week. USD 258 members voted 5-2…

Dear Chairwoman Renee Erickson and members of the Senate Committee on Commerce: I am Bruce Symes, a resident of Iola and Allen County for 37 years and currently a member of the Allen County Commission,…

My phone alerted me to a four-year-old photo a few days ago, or rather it alerted me to a photo taken four years ago of a newspaper clipping from decades ago. The clipping was a…

Last spring, I decided to let native wildflowers take over a small area of my lawn. I was giddy with excitement and hopeful that my little garden would be a haven for insects and other…

There is no arguing: Kansas is and always has been an incredible place to live. Our state is full of great communities ideal for setting your roots. While Kansas’ history has built itself as a…

Less than 12 hours after the race was called Aug. 2 in favor of freedom, I was on a media call with my colleague Rachel Sweet and roughly 50 local, state and national reporters to…

Kansas Senators should go back to the drawing board with the education bill that provides families $5,000 a year per child for their education. On Wednesday, members of the House approved a measure that diverts…

Dear editor, Spring cleaning is upon us!  If you find yourself cleaning out your garage, closets, attic, or basement this spring, the Allen County Historical Society would like for you to keep us in mind. …

French President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday that he is pushing through a controversial reform of the country’s generous retirement system, a plan that two-thirds of the French public opposes and that in recent weeks has…

As professionals who have worked in the world of private and public finance for several decades, we are proud of the work that has been done by the state of Kansas over the past six…