WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A shortage of skilled workers is a growing concern for companies that repair and maintain airplanes in Kansas. Lynn Nichols, who has a fixed-base operation, Yingling Aviation, which does aircraft maintenance,…

Ruby Starr, age 92, passed away on Thursday, March 29, 2018, at Windsor Nursing Home in Iola, after a courageous battle with cancer. Ruby Louise Mitchell was born in Westphalia, on March 23, 1926, to…

LAHARPE — From its humble beginnings, LaHarpe Telephone Company has become one of the industry’s leaders in communications technology. Now under the guidance of Harry Lee Jr. and his family, LaHarpe Telephone has been recognized…

LAHARPE — It’s not an easy question to ask your neighbors: “Can we clean up your property?” But Sharlyn and Floyd Thompson gathered up their nerve to ask their neighbors that very question last year…

REPORT A report meant to guide Kansas school spending appears to have overshot the mark by more than half a billion dollars. Consultants who wrote the document chased aggressive academic gains that exceed outcomes even…

CHANUTE — Kennedy’s Attic, an antiques store in downtown Chanute, was destroyed by a fire early Saturday, as was the home of its owners, Tim and Sheila Kennedy, who lived upstairs. The family was awakened…

It once again took less than a minute for scores of children to clear the Allen County Courthouse lawn of 3,000 pieces of candy Saturday, as part of the annual Iola Kiwanis Easter Hunt. Above,…