It isn’t taking long for construction projects to hit high gear at Allen Community College. The ACC gymnasium, crammed with graduates and their families Saturday, looked far different two days later as work crews began…

FORT SCOTT — A weeklong impasse on more than $300,000 in Bourbon County expenditures was resolved after county commissioners authorized another commissioner other than Board Chairman Samuel Tran to sign the checks in question. The…

Iola High School students, faculty and staff spent much of Thursday morning outdoors, celebrating the last day of the school year. The rowdy group of teenagers participated in games, races and relays — including a…

Charles (Chuck) Apt III, magistrate judge for the 31st Judicial District in Allen County, will retire June 10. Apt worked as an Iola attorney for 43 years before being appointed to the judgeship in 2023.…

Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center and the Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center have announced the purchase of Ashley Clinic by the medical center. Ashley Clinic offices in Chanute, Iola and Humboldt will remain open. The…

Rising fuel prices across the country are putting pressure on schools, businesses and families alike.  At USD 257, the bad news is tempered by the fact the school year has ended before the costs go…

The detachment of a wind turbine blade at the Prairie Queen Wind Farm last month triggered a safety review of all 59 turbines, said representatives from EDP Renewables, which operates the wind farm. Prairie Queen…

HUMBOLDT — Kim Houdashelt, 64, of Humboldt, was identified as the victim of a drowning over the weekend in the Neosho River near Humboldt. In a moving report, Humboldt Police Chief Shannon Moore relayed Saturday’s…

Thursday marks the end of the school year for Iola-USD 257. As Taelyn Mathews, a school-based therapist with Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center, reflects on the year, she identifies some clear trends among the students…

Helen Rogers turns in her apron at Iola Elementary School today. Over about 20 years, Rogers has served thousands of meals to Iola children. She’s wiped their noses, given them hugs, tied their shoes and…