Beginning this week, Allen County residents can expect surveyors along 3.3 miles of U.S. Highway 169 between Carlyle and Colony. The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) began a survey Monday to gather information for proposed…

It’s all about connections. Allen Community College is making an extra effort this year to bridge the gap between its students and the community. More than 200 college student athletes, law enforcement and others from…

Work continues on the extension of a sewer line from the airport to the City of Iola’s sewer system. On Monday, crews with Nowak Construction worked on State Street, between Bassett Street and Nebraska Road.…

“He always supported ACARF and we were blessed to have him in our community,” said Allen County Animal Rescue Facility (ACARF) Board President Dawn Murray.  She, of course, is speaking of the late Jim Smith…

The new Veterans Administration Clinic at 1408 East St. opens Monday. “We are very excited to be in this community,” Yolanda Quintero, Community-Based Outpatient Clinic Administrator for the VA, said. “It was our goal over…

An increase in respiratory illnesses in the region prompted a reminder from Rebecca Johnson, director of the Southeast Kansas Multi-County Health Departments, to take preventative measures. Johnson said health officials have noticed an increase in…

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…