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…

Following a discussion at last week’s Allen County Commission meeting pertaining to the need for new or remounted ambulances, commissioners were faced with some bad news Tuesday morning.  “We’ve got two of our trucks in…

UNIONTOWN — The Bourbon County Sheriff’s Department has made an arrest in last week’s Highway 54 shooting that occurred near Uniontown. Levi M. Ramsey, 30, of Redfield, was taken into custody without incident on Saturday…

Construction has begun on homes in Cedarbrook Third Addition. A cement slab has been poured for the first house in the development with further construction to ensue in the next two weeks. Lakeview Investment Properties,…

Water Wars, a summer tradition organized by A Bolder Humboldt, brought hundreds to beat the heat in downtown Humboldt Saturday morning and afternoon. The events featured a water-themed parade, water slides, a kiddie pool area,…

All snake bites deserve medical attention — venomous or not. “Even non-venomous snake bikes are wounds and can still require cleansing, antibiotics and tetanus evaluation,” said Dr. Peter Byers, emergency room director at Allen County…

Loyal customers, good food, and fair prices have set an Iola favorite apart from its regional counterparts. Iola’s G&W Foods grocery store has been recognized as having the top performing deli of the chain’s 30…

The fickle nature that is Kansas weather will certainly play a role in how happy Kansas farmers are this fall, Southwind Extension agent Lonnie Mengarelli said Thursday. It already has in many cases, noted Mengarelli,…