CHANUTE — Logan Page learned 30 minutes before game time Thursday that he would be counted on to extend his team’s baseball season. Page, one of the youngest players on the Iola A American squad,…

CHANUTE — Matt Godinez has the recipe for success in housing. He’s director of the Chanute Regional Development Authority (CRDA), an organization working to revitalize and rebuild not only Chanute, but communities throughout the region.…

CHANUTE — Iola’s swimmers brought in a number of top-three finishes at a meet hosted by Chanute Wednesday. Also taking part was Independence. Noah Schowengerdt led the Seahorses in the pool, by winning five events.…

Parker Stapp remembers his youth, spending pretty much every waking moment of his summers at the pool. “It was my babysitter,” he chuckled Fast-forward to Thursday, when a combination of summer heat and a bit…

Besides the danger of contracting COVID-19 itself, the pandemic is revealing other ways health is being negatively affected in Southeast Kansas.  Social isolation, the lack of transportation, housing and access to food make it difficult…

CHANUTE — Jerry Dean Sager, 62, Moran, was arrested by Chanute police officers for suspicion of sex and drug crimes following an alleged sexual assault. The Chanute Police Department said Sager was arrested after an…

Iolan Jacob Wight, 19, was taken to a Joplin hospital following a two-vehicle accident south of Humboldt Monday evening. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported Wight was northbound on U.S. 169, just north of the Neosho…

Two students at Chanute High School have tested positive for COVID-19, according to The Chanute Tribune. USD 413 officials have notified those potentially exposed to the students, the Tribune reported, including teachers and students who…

Jason Coke, Iola Middle School’s new assistant principal and athletic director, worked at an afterschool program for Crawford County Mental Health while in college. It turned out to be a life-changing experience. It’s not only…

Armando Hernandez hopes to put ideas into action — and bring forth a spirit of cooperation with all parties —  if he’s elected to the Kansas House of Representatives. The Chanute native is vying for…