CHANUTE — A second person has died from the Thursday, March 21, fire that destroyed Cornerstone Apartments in Chanute. Kalyn Jones, age 22, was found deceased at the scene and Jolavon Haymaker, age 90, passed…

Iola Middle Schooler Leanna Flory made it all the way to the fourth round at Saturday’s Sunflower State Spelling Bee at Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina. Prior to her departure for the competition, IMS students…

Allen Community College Endowment celebrated in style with its annual fundraising Scholarship Gala Saturday at the college. The casino-themed event brought the Kansas City Chiefs Ambassadors, who came with a replica 2020 Super Bowl trophy…

With one year of experience behind him, Rep. Fred Gardner, R-Garnett, is enjoying his time in Topeka.  Gardner, a retired veterinarian, was in his element Saturday morning at a Spring Legislative Update sponsored by Allen…

By summer, the northeast corner of the Iola square will be anchored by the red, white and blue of Crown Realty.   The Paola-based real estate company has purchased the once-stately building that began in…

CHANUTE — Efforts are underway across the region to assist those displaced by a deadly fire at an apartment complex in Chanute on Thursday morning, as residents and the community cope with the tragic aftermath.…

Physicians from Children’s Mercy Hospital gathered in Iola on Wednesday to talk about child abuse. The event brought together numerous agencies that work with children, from the Child Advocacy Center at Hope Unlimited to law…

Tony Hoffman had a lot of questions as a child. His search for answers would lead him down a difficult path, from drug addiction to armed robbery to prison and, ultimately, toward redemption. After a…

Jason Trego wants to avoid a repeat of the 1905 infamous saloon bombings in downtown Iola. “I hope that if we ever have another terrorist bombing in Iola, that I’m a little bit better prepared…

A Chanute man escaped injury when his pickup exploded while he was working at an oil pump jack site in rural Allen County Wednesday. Sheriff’s deputies said Brandon Morris was working on the pump jack,…