CHANUTE — The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks & Tourism is offering a hunter education class at Chanute’s Elks Lake Aug. 30 and 31. The class is free, but students must attend all sessions, and…

Dorothy McGhee discussed fall garden cleanup practices at Wednesday’s Dirt Diggers Garden Club. Gardeners are faced with several choices in the fall, she noted. Is it better to rake up all of your leaves and…

Every child deserves an equal chance to a good education. That?s the theory behind a new USD 257 program that joins forces with local preschools and licensed daycare providers to level the playing field for…

After going over budget cuts for three weeks, Allen County Commissioners were able to come to an agreement on the 2020 budget. Commissioners agreed that they could not keep targeting roads and bridges, which has…

With approval of $35 million worth of school projects this past April, USD 257 taxpayers expected to see a tax increase in next year’s budget.  Yes, that tax increase is coming, but thankfully, at a…

USD 257 board members welcomed the leader of a construction company that will oversee $35 million in school projects over the next three years or so.  Randy Coonrod, chairman of the board for Coonrod &…

Over the span of an hour, in a sparsely filled courtroom, Allen Countians were given a brief glimpse Thursday of one of the more unusual cases of a law enforcement officer accused of malfeasance. Former…

Trade ? and, in particular, trade with Canada, Mexico and China ? dominated discussion at a town hall meeting Tuesday in Iola with Congressman Steve Watkins, a Republican who represents Kansas? 2nd District.  Watkins touted…

With a sparse turnout — fewer than 1 in 10 registered voters did so Tuesday — Iolans living in Ward 3 favored City Councilwoman Kim Peterson and local restaurateur Kyle King (so far) as the…

Steve Strickler told Allen County Commissioners on Tuesday morning that he has received a much better response than he anticipated for his recycling project. “I just want to thank you guys for the investment in…