Former Fredonia official guilty on child porn charge FREDONIA — A former Fredonia city administrator pleaded guilty to child pornography charges, according to The Wilson County Citizen. Michael Ohrt, 40, entered a plea in November…

Labette County gets $5.2M for rural internet service PARSONS — A company that provides wireless internet service in Labette County will expand its network and bring fiber optic broadband internet service with speeds up to a…

Chanute’s historic Tioga Hotel sold CHANUTE — A Florida businessman, Caleb Walsh, purchased the Tioga Hotel in downtown Chanute and Big Hill Lodge near Cherryvale. Walsh provides affordable housing and has apartment complexes in nine…

BURLINGTON, Kan. (AP) — An east-central Kansas hospital has agreed to settle a whistleblower lawsuit for $250,000. The Wichita Eagle reports that the lawsuit alleged that the Coffey Health System lied to the federal government…

WATCH: Floodgates at John Redmond Reservoir control raging waters pouring into the Neosho River.   BURLINGTON — It’s been a few rain-free days, and Iolans aren’t quite as apt to cringe at the first clap…

The young and talented Yates Center golf team has started the season on a tear. They’ve finished first in their first two varsity tournaments while placing multiple individuals in the top 10.  The Wildcats opened…

Iola and Humboldt middle school’s track seasons are in gear. Humboldt opened things with their home meet at the end of March while Iola traveled to Anderson County for a quad with Prairie View, Burlington…

The Humboldt golf team competed at Burlington’s golf meet at Rock Creek Country Club on Tuesday for their second meet of the season. Drake Hottenstein led the way with a 93, the lowest score that…

Iola High School’s forensics team has gotten off to a flying start in 2019. The competitive acting and speaking troupe has brought home first place overall in two of the three meets in which it…

The Iola Kids Wrestling Club competed in Burlington on Saturday and came away with more than a handful of top-four finishes.  In the open division, Evan Boeken, Danny Boeken, Daegan Rodriguez and Brayden Griffeth finished…