Iola City Council members heard from department heads as they took their first look at the city’s 2022 spending plan. The budget discussions took the better part of two hours, and followed about a month…

A bumblebee visits a sunflower at the Woodson Wildlife Area west of Yates Center, operated by the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism.

Sometimes getting started in a job can be rough. During her first week as superintendent of Humboldt District 258, Amber Wheeler had to deal with what she described as “our lovely fire on the board…

Substitutes in USD 257 will get a bit of a raise next year.  They’ll be paid $105 for every day they work, instead of $95. Superintendent Stacey Fager said the change will make the district…

Permanent repairs to the Pete’s convenience store at 709 N. State St. will be discussed this week, after a truck rammed into the store and caused significant structural damage. The vehicle struck the store around…

The autumn air, still and breathless.  Deathly light crept from thin clouds to illuminate Bob Dalton’s footfalls as he and the rest of the gang exited the alley near the crumbling Coffeyville jail. They held…

Nikki Westpfahl and Kaitlyn Bartholomew, of the Allen County Animal Rescue Facility (ACARF), have fun with a canine companion on Friday at an adoption event outside the Iola Public Library.

Our Market grocery store and butcher shop celebrates its grand opening today in Humboldt. Yet amidst all the fanfare, it’s easy to forget how long a road it was in getting here. In what follows,…

HUMBOLDT — Be bold. Be bold in your thinking. Be bold with your ideas and your vision. Be bold with projects. That’s the idea behind A Bolder Humboldt, a development group led by the Joe…

CHANUTE — Matt Godinez has the recipe for success in housing. He’s director of the Chanute Regional Development Authority (CRDA), an organization working to revitalize and rebuild not only Chanute, but communities throughout the region.…