Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly is politically smarter than you. Before you object, answer this question: Did you run for governor in Kansas as a Democrat in 2018 and win? And before you brush off that…

TOPEKA — Commerce secretary and Lt. Gov. David Toland says there is no question the Kansas economy is better now than it was three years ago, when Gov. Laura Kelly took office. The administration has…

As leaders from 17 Southeast Kansas counties descended on Iola Thursday for a regional meeting of public officials, they faced road construction from three of the four directions heading into town. That might have been…

HUMBOLDT — Gov. Laura Kelly was in Humboldt Thursday morning to tour the Monarch Cement plant and learn its history. The extensive outing included seeing the plant’s massive rotary kilns, its sophisticated control room and…

A cynic would say that David Toland’s meteoric rise in state leadership only means he’s left Iola and Allen County in the dust.  His speech at Monday’s swearing-in ceremony as Lieutenant Governor says otherwise: “Every…

TOPEKA — David Toland held his left hand on a family Bible brought to the Kansas territory seven generations ago as he officially ascended Monday to the post of lieutenant governor and completed a personnel…

Iola’s David Toland was appointed lieutenant governor Monday by Gov. Laura Kelly. Toland replaces outgoing Lynn Rogers, who last week was named state treasurer, replacing Congressman-elect Jake LaTurner. For Rogers, it was a lateral move.…

Iolan David Toland, who has served as Kansas secretary of commerce for the past two years, has been tapped to become the state’s next lieutenant governor. Gov. Laura Kelly today announced her intention to appoint…

“The year 2020 will be remembered for COVID-19. But in Iola, it will also be remembered as the year Peerless Products came to town,” predicted Iola Mayor Jon Wells at Tuesday’s celebration of the company’s…

We use it to conduct business, stay connected and informed, do schoolwork, pay bills and, yes, occasionally entertain ourselves. There’s no avoiding it: Use of the Internet is no longer a luxury but rather a…