FORT SCOTT — Fort Scott Community College is suspending its upcoming women’s basketball season. College President Jason Kegler announced the suspension to college trustees this week, and subsequently notified the Jayhawk Conference. A number of…

The updated COVID-19 vaccine is now available at the Southeast Kansas Multi-County Health Departments. The vaccine is now in stock at offices in each of the four counties – Allen, Anderson, Bourbon and Woodson. The…

Jared Sigler of Humboldt, left, talks with Airstream owner Ed O’Connor of Overland Park. O’Connor and his wife, Jill, are part of the Missouri-Kansas Airstream Club, which set up around the Humboldt square this week…

The Iola City Council approved changes Monday to its municipal code for electric customers who take advantage of parallel generation, like solar or wind power. Moving forward, utility customers will be limited to installing systems…

It may take a couple of years, but county commissioners took the first steps to buy a rebuilt ambulance.  Michael Burnett, Iola’s EMS director, offered a proposal that would rebuild one of the county’s older…

A curious squirrel found out the hard way that some objects should never be climbed. The furry-tailed rodent made its way last Wednesday atop a breaker within the Oak Street substation, which powers much of…

The opening of a new Iola Elementary School last year brought a surprising bump in enrollment numbers, so administrators were curious to see if that trend might continue.  It turned out to be a one-time…

City council members agreed Monday to split the costs of extending a sewer line to PrairieLand Partners’ site on the northeast edge of town. The John Deere dealership plans to build a new 64,000-square-foot facility…

CHANUTE — Funding for upgrades to Chanute’s historic train depot will hinge on an upcoming sales tax referendum. Local voters will decide in the November general election whether to extend a quarter-cent sales tax to…

LABETTE COUNTY – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI), the Labette County Sheriff’s Office, and the Parsons Police Department are investigating a homicide that occurred over the weekend.   The KBI announced in a press…