FORT SCOTT — Tri-Valley Developmental Services (TVDS) recently announced the receipt of a $15,000 grant from Frontier Farm Credit Working Here Fund Grant. The grant funds will be utilized to replace paneling and windows on…

A little extra boost for student health is making its way through USD 257. Each of Iola’s three schools recently received $2,000 in grant funding to support physical activity and wellness programs, thanks to the…

A grant awarded to the Southeast Kansas Library System (SEKLS) is expanding access to advanced technology across the region, including a laser engraving machine currently available at the Iola Public Library. The funding comes through…

Tri-Valley Developmental Services has announced the purchase of a traveling automated external defibrillator (AED) for its Iola Service Center, aimed at improving safety for participants and staff during off-site outings. Through a partnership with AEDGrant,…

Allen County commissioners agreed this week to provide a letter of support for a federal grant application that could help fund major equipment upgrades at Allen County Regional Hospital.  Hospital administrator Pat Patton told commissioners…

Allen Community College is moving forward with plans to expand workforce training opportunities. College officials asked Allen County commissioners for formal backing Tuesday morning as part of a federal grant application.  The Economic Development Administration…

On Wednesday morning, Troy Smith learned almost half the funding for the 31st Judicial District’s drug court program had been eliminated as of the previous evening.  Smith directs the drug court program, which works to…

Allen Community College’s board of trustees welcomed back Becky Nilges, Jenny Spillman and Jessica Thompson at their first meeting of the new year Tuesday evening. All three were reelected to their positions in November. In…

HUMBOLDT — An all-male Humboldt City Council took the reins at Monday evening’s first meeting of 2026.  The Council’s former two female members, Cindy Holinsworth and Sarah Hart, did not run for re-election last November,…

TOPEKA – Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland Friday announced a new round of Supporting Innovative Growth through New Signage (SIGNS) grant opportunities, building on the program’s inaugural year in 2025 with several…