BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — A judge is considering whether Kansas’ Republican secretary of state ran afoul of the state’s open records law by ordering the removal of an election database function that generates a…

Chase Riebel and Matthew Bazil have both earned licenses after passing their technician class exams at a special meeting of the Iola Amateur Radio Club Saturday at Tina’s Cafe in Gas. The radio club then…

LAWRENCE — Several local students earned honor roll distinction for the spring 2021 semester at the University of Kansas. They include: Kari Shadden, Elsmore, School of the Arts  Noah Johnson, Humboldt, College of Liberal Arts…

Roy Dean Edmonds, age 62, of Gardner, formerly of Blue Mound, passed away on Tuesday, July 20, 2021. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, July 24, at the Blue Mound Federated Church.  Burial…

CHANUTE — Emergency crews battled well into the night Tuesday on a fire that engulfed Playmakers Sports Bar & Grill in the 200 block of East Main Street. Firefighters from Iola and Parsons joined in…

Showing sheep has taught Gabby Sharp an important life lesson: You can’t please everyone, all of the time. “You’re not going to win every show. It really does depend on the day, the judge, the…

Cases of COVID-19 in Allen County have jumped from zero to 23 since June 1, as the state and nation report an increase in cases and low vaccination rates. A Humboldt child care center, The…

The Fashion Revue, part of Allen County Fair activities, brought out the style of local 4-Hers Tuesday night at Iola High School. The Friends of 4-H offered a dinner before the show.

Allen County’s dispatchers are real ACEs. During Tuesday’s county commission meeting, Chelsie Angleton, 911 director, shared the good news that the dispatch center is on its way to receiving ACE accreditation, which stands for Accredited…

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. life expectancy fell by a year and a half in 2020, the largest one-year decline since World War II, public health officials said Wednesday. The decrease for both Black Americans…