Neosho County commissioners reversed course last week on a face mask policy to guard against the spread of COVID-19.  On Nov. 5, commissioners voted in favor of requiring citizens to wear face masks, according to…

Neosho County has recently faced a series of more prominent COVID-19 cases, with a county commissioner and two students becoming infected with the virus. Gail Klaassen, chair of the Neosho County Commission, was diagnosed with…

Gail Klaassen, chair of the Neosho County Commission, was diagnosed with COVID-19 in late August, according to a recent report in the Chanute Tribune. Klaassen told the Tribune she and her daughter underwent testing after…

CHANUTE — Allen County remains largely free of reported COVID-19 cases, although neighboring counties have reported new cases in recent days. Most notably, Neosho County health officials announced eight active COVID cases as of Tuesday.…

Bourbon County became the latest in Kansas to direct residents to stay at home because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The order was announced Thursday by Public Health Officer Rebecca Johnson. In Bourbon County, three cases…

While Allen County’s new wind farm is up and going, the fate of more wind energy development in neighboring counties is decidedly murkier. Wind resistance is coming in two forms in Neosho County, and could…

Stop us if you’ve heard this before. Suspects fleeing law enforcement sought their getaway in, of all places, the Neosho River, where they briefly eluded capture by floating on a log before later being arrested.…

Opponents of wind farm raise money for group’s lawsuit ERIE — Supporters of a lawsuit against a Neosho County wind farm project are raising money to continue a fight that likely will take months, The…

A year after a seven-mile highway replacement project began on U.S. 169 between Iola and Chanute, motorists can drive a few miles on fresh, smooth pavement.  The potholes and cracks, so common and frustrating to…

The students of Allen, Fort Scott, and Neosho County community colleges will perform a combined concert, “Music from the Movies!” at 7 p.m. April 10 at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. This collaboration among the…