Kansas, grappling with economic challenges, introduced the Local Ad Valorem Tax Reduction (LAVTR) in 1937 to alleviate the burdens on local governments during the Great Depression. For the last 20 years, the state has withheld…

MORAN — Success in the agriculture industry comes down to the people, according to Dennis  Cooper. That includes both customers and employees. Cooper is the manager of AgChoice in Moran, which applies fertilizer and sprays…

HUMBOLDT — Three teenagers were injured in what is reported as an alcohol-related, one-vehicle crash east of Humboldt. The crash was reported via an automated phone app that called 911 a little after 1:30 a.m.…

HUMBOLDT — All students in the Humboldt school district are now eligible for free meals for the remainder of the school year. The district joins USD 257 in Iola in providing the free meals. USD…

LE ROY — The Coffey County Sheriff’s Department and Kansas Highway Patrol concluded students are safe to return to classes Tuesday, Jan. 9, following an interior and exterior search of USD 245 buildings. In response…

Thanks to a concerned citizen in Mildred, a storm siren was recently found to no longer be working in the small community. Allen County Emergency Management Coordinator Jason Trego noted to county commissioners Tuesday morning…

Shop Thrifty, the Iola Senior Citizens Inc. thrift store, has completed its expansion project at 223 N. State St. Board members and others celebrated with a ribbon cutting. The expansion was funded by store proceeds…

More than 50 gathered at the Prairie Spirit trailhead in Colony on Monday morning to participate in the First Day Hikes event sponsored by America’s State Parks. Most participants headed south along the trail in…

HUMBOLDT — Do the things that make you feel good and surround yourself with people who help you feel good. “You deserve it,” says Callee Kaufman, health and wellness coach at Humboldt Fitness Center.  “If…

Those who know Isaac Murdock best understand the word “can’t” isn’t in his vocabulary. “He never says ‘I can’t do that,’” explained his mother, Kristi, who grew up in Iola. “He’ll say,  ‘Why don’t we…