KwiKom Communications of Iola will soon make a $4 million investment in Allen and Coffey counties thanks to an injection of vital grant funding via the Kansas Broadband Acceleration Grant.  The grants will be used…

HUMBOLDT — When classes begin at Humboldt schools starting Aug. 22, students will walk into new classrooms in some areas. Construction has mostly wrapped up on a technology building and a classroom wing at the…

City crews repair Washington Avenue near U.S. 54 Thursday morning after the bottom of a 12-inch water main blew out sometime before 3 a.m. The leak was discovered quickly and crews had to replace up…

It’s not official yet, but Anthony Maness plans for a smooth transition when he takes office as sheriff in January.  Maness defeated incumbent Sheriff Bryan Murphy in Tuesday’s Republican primary election. Technically, those results aren’t…

John Brocker was happy to win the Republican nomination against Nickolas Kinder for Allen County Commissioner, but said he wasn’t surprised.  “I had anticipated this outcome,” he said. “The work I’ve been doing for this…

Anthony Maness defeated Sheriff Bryan Murphy with nearly 55% of the votes in Tuesday’s Republican primary, while John Brocker advanced to the general election as the Republican candidate for County Commission District No. 3. With…

There’s a shiny new floor in the recreation building at Riverside Park.  Following damaging flood waters on April 28, the building had been closed while repairs were being made. Upon installation of a new gym…

Anthony Maness appears to have pulled off an upset, defeating Sheriff Bryan Murphy with nearly 55% of the votes in the Republican primary. The tally of today’s votes plus advance votes give Maness the edge,…

Allen County voters headed to the polls Tuesday to select candidates for the Nov. 5 general election. The sheriff’s race was expected to be resolved as two Republican candidates, Sheriff Bryan Murphy and challenger Anthony…

The fate of three former elementary schools is once again a question mark after a state housing corporation rejected a second request for low-income tax credits to convert the buildings into apartments. BNIM, a Kansas…