CHANUTE — After building a stellar band program at Chanute’s middle school and high school, retiring band director Jan Rogers is distraught USD 413 administrators currently have no plans to replace her. According to the…

On Thursday, the Kansas Senate passed a bill that will provide $1 billion or more in tax breaks for large-scale industries that plan to invest here. It’s our hope the House does the same. The…

A highway improvement project between Humboldt and Chanute could cause a bit of a traffic headache for local industries and businesses, but it shouldn’t take too long, county commissioners learned. In highway construction terms, that…

Martha McCoy, a former Chanute city commissioner recently elected to the Neosho County Community College Board of Trustees, hopes to add state legislator to her resume. McCoy has announced her candidacy for the Kansas House…

HUMBOLDT — Korenne Wolken remembers the time when it all clicked for one of her students. It clicked for her, too. That’s when she realized she wanted to become a special education teacher. “I was…

CHANUTE — Crews are reopening a five-mile stretch of U.S. 169 today, from Chanute to near Earlton, the Kansas Department of Transportation announced Tuesday. The highway reopening marks the end of the first phase of…

BURLINGTON — Humboldt Middle School completed a successful week on the volleyball court Saturday. The Lady Cubs went 2-1 in taking second place at the Burlington Invitational, defeating both host Burlington and Lyndon, while falling…

CHANUTE — After conferring with a committee of local health officials and a drop in attendance due to COVID-19, Chanute’s superintendent of schools Kellen Adams brought back a face mask mandate for District 413 students,…

A crew from Jayhawk Lumber of Chanute installs new doors at the Iola Public Library on Tuesday.

“America, probably because it is the most civilized place in the world, is the most dangerous.” Such was the observation by adventurer/film-maker Martin Johnson during his final interview, not long before perishing in a tragic…