NEW YORK — Calls to New York City’s 911 medical services hit their highest levels since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, according to emergency workers’ unions, stretching staffs that have already seen their own…

Lauren Shinn of Uniontown was awarded a PSU Alumni Legacy License Plate Scholarship to attend Pittsburg State University.  Shinn plans to major in nursing.  She is the daughter of Kevin and Diana Shinn of Uniontown. 

Earl J. Riebel, age 91, of LaHarpe, died March 23, 2020, at Heritage Health Care in Chanute.  He was born on March 23, 1929, in Westphalia, to Joseph and Flora (Decker) Riebel.  He married Marjorie…

Vesta Lynn (Hoseney) Danielson, age 82, of Iola, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at Heartland Meadows in Iola.  Vesta was born Feb. 11, 1938 to Russell and Velma (Riggs) Hoseney in Coffeyville.  Vesta graduated…

The spread of COVID-19 is not stopping the action at Miss Chelsea’s Dance Academy.  From her studio, owner and instructor Chelsea Lea is conducting classes via her computer screen. Lea reconfigured her class instruction just…

As the number of coronavirus cases continues to increase in Kansas — including one in neighboring Woodson County — Allen County Regional Hospital is preparing for the likelihood of cases here. The most visible change…

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and some of the nation’s most prominent governors plunged into heated debate Tuesday over how much death they’re willing to risk in order to get the economy running again during…

The coronavirus pandemic is causing a few hiccups with Allen County Regional Hospital’s switch to a lease under the Saint Luke’s Health System, but the process continues.  Saint Luke’s officials have reduced travel to ACRH…

The coronavirus outbreak hit home today among the well-born and the desperately poor alike as Britain’s Prince Charles tested positive and India’s 1.3 billion people, or one-sixth of the Earth’s population, found themselves under lockdown.…

GARDEN CITY, Kan. (AP) — A 30-year-old Garden City man died at a Tyson Fresh Meats plant in western Kansas, authorities said. Kendrick Gregory was doing maintenance work on an assembly line early Monday at…