View additional photos of Saturday’s graduation here. HUMBOLDT — If Saturday was the last time Savannah Koch sees any of her fellow Humboldt High School graduates, it means “I’ve done something wrong.” “But leave here…

Memories and hopes anchored Marmaton Valley High School’s commencement exercises for the Class of 2026 Saturday evening. Student speakers reflected on friendships, family support, classroom experiences and the lessons they will carry into the future.…

To call Jay and Sarah Stogsdill’s quest to open Liberty Landing a labor of love is a bit of an understatement. It’s almost akin to setting out to throw darts, but wind up chucking axes…

Members of the Iola Rotary Club got a firsthand look Thursday afternoon at how the mobile makerspace program at the Iola Public Library is bringing emerging technology, digital literacy training and hands-on learning opportunities to…

It isn’t taking long for construction projects to hit high gear at Allen Community College. The ACC gymnasium, crammed with graduates and their families Saturday, looked far different two days later as work crews began…

FORT SCOTT — A weeklong impasse on more than $300,000 in Bourbon County expenditures was resolved after county commissioners authorized another commissioner other than Board Chairman Samuel Tran to sign the checks in question. The…

Iola High School students, faculty and staff spent much of Thursday morning outdoors, celebrating the last day of the school year. The rowdy group of teenagers participated in games, races and relays — including a…

Charles (Chuck) Apt III, magistrate judge for the 31st Judicial District in Allen County, will retire June 10. Apt worked as an Iola attorney for 43 years before being appointed to the judgeship in 2023.…

Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center and the Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center have announced the purchase of Ashley Clinic by the medical center. Ashley Clinic offices in Chanute, Iola and Humboldt will remain open. The…

Rising fuel prices across the country are putting pressure on schools, businesses and families alike.  At USD 257, the bad news is tempered by the fact the school year has ended before the costs go…