New numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau show that a few more people moved into Kansas and Missouri between 2008 to 2009 than moved out. Kansas gained 13,600, Missouri added about 11,000.A sigh of relief…

As Europe wrestles with a deadly new E. coli bacteria, Americans are also at risk and little is being done to protect us. Federal officials have identified six additional strains of E. coli in our…

President Barack Obama and Gov. Sam Brownback have one big thing in common: both agree that task number one is job creation. They share this priority with politicians of every stripe  — and most of…

As Iolans splash away summer’s sweaty days in their new pool they can feel superior to New Yorkers and the residents of Sacramento, Calif. Swimming pools in those cities and elsewhere across the country have…

Luke Bycroft, director of the Iola Recreation Department, explained the decision not to re-admit patrons free to the pool once they have left its environs because of abuses of the practice in past years.“Most people…

The jolly economists at Creighton University in Omaha continue to have good news for Kansas and the other Plains states. The Business Conditions Index which Creighton economist Ernie Gross creates and updates every month grew…

A third of Joplin lies in tattered ruins. Stunned families pick among torn timbers of destroyed houses salvaging what remains usable. Many are in temporary shelters. Goodness knows how many of them will find a…

Our new city council has approved the development of a dog park on the half block of green space located at South State Street and Irwin Street. But this is contingent on public financial assistance…

Well, he did it. Despite the expressed will of the Kansas Legislature and repeated, earnest requests from thousands of individual Kansans, Gov. Sam Brownback eliminated funding for the Kansas Arts Commission with a line-item veto…

Larry and Mary Heier, Colby, announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Regina Heier, to Trent Chriestenson, son of Robert and Deborah Chriestenson, Neosho Falls.The bride-elect received her bachelor of arts degree in…