Hunger is spreading among Americans with steady but low-paying jobs, reversing President Joe Biden’s early success in cutting food scarcity by nearly a third and threatening to worsen as the country teeters on the brink…

Allen County is on track for significantly lower health care costs this year, thanks to recent programs to encourage wellness and allow employees to take a more active role in managing their prescriptions.  Commissioners heard…

Iola’s 2023 budget took center stage Monday as Iola City Council members continue to debate what could be one of the city’s largest property tax hikes in recent memory. As is, the budget’s general fund…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Propelled by surging costs for gas, food and housing, consumer inflation jumped 7.9% over the past year, the sharpest spike since 1982 and likely only a harbinger of even higher prices to…

Fertilizer prices have reached new highs as we move into 2022, and they show no signs of coming back down for this growing season. Many farmers wonder if they’ll be able to properly fertilize their…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer prices rose 0.4% last month, slightly higher than August’s gain and pushing annual inflation back to the highest increase in 13 years.  The consumer price index rose 5.4% in September from…

Rebuilding U.S. 54 through Iola could cost as much as $13 million. Iola City Council members took their first extensive look Monday at what may be involved in rebuilding the road, if and when that…

The pros and cons of small town living became evident at Tuesday night’s Humboldt Council meeting when longtime citizen Rex Heape asked Council members to consider the effect of raising property taxes in order to…

The coronavirus pandemic has bumped up the costs for a new science and technology center at Iola High School, which in turn means architects have had to bump down a few of their plans. The…

LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) — A Leavenworth hospital will close this fall because of costs associated with the coronavirus, the hospital owner said. Saint Luke’s Cushing Hospital’s inpatient unit will close July 17 and the entire…