The Kansas Legislature has not made cuts to education, State Sen. Caryn Tyson contends in a recent newsletter. Such accusations “couldn’t be more wrong,” she writes. Kansas law says base state aid per pupil should…

Happy Kansas Day fellow Kansans! I don’t know about you, but I absolutely love Kansas. I love the wheat fields, KU basketball and cottonwood trees. Today the Sunflower State turns 153 years old.  I am…

Helen Marie (Patrick) Perkins passed away on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, at Moran Manor. Helen was born on Jan. 18, 1919, in Vail, Iowa, to Joseph Patrick and Emma Turner Patrick. Helen and her family…

One core concept at the heart of the Health Insurance Marketplace under the Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”) is that everyone should contribute to the best of their ability for their own healthcare. Low- and moderate-income…

In the look for more jobs coming Allen County’s way, they probably won’t be in manufacturing. Or construction. Or retail.In fact, Allen County’s new hospital is the best bet for the area’s economic growth. Healthcare,…

One core concept at the heart of the Health Insurance Marketplace under the Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”) is that everyone should contribute to the best of their ability for their own healthcare. Low- and moderate-income…

Iola school buses will receive a security upgrade. Monday night USD 257 board of education members heard bids for adding security cameras in all of the district buses.Scott Stanley, director of operations, said adding cameras…

John Carder, former Iola mayor and businessman, retired in December as city manager at Hesston, but he won’t be settling into a rocking chair.Carder, 70, was city administrator at Hesston for about 15 years, after…

Citizens of Iola are one step closer to having some new feathered friends allowed inside city limits.Jacob Riebel and Levi Meiwes came before the council to present their case for an ordinance allowing chickens in…

LIBERAL, Mo. — Crest High’s basketball teams ended their work at the Tony Dubray Classic on a high note Friday.The Crest boys rolled over Thomas Jefferson, 55-38, while the girls thumped Golden City, 52-31.Crest’s boys…