The Bowlus Fine Arts Center board of trustees declined a proposal to accept ownership of the Flewharty house from the Iola Public Library on Monday evening, halting a potential plan to transform the property into…

Iola Mayor Steve French will reach out to Allen County officials to talk about recycling. There, members of the Allen County Recycling group will present a proposed joint city-county recycling project. The Allen County Recycling…

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Democrats have succeeded in eliminating more than a dozen policy changes from Republicans’ “big, beautiful bill” after successfully arguing before the chamber’s parliamentarian that the elements didn’t comply with the strict…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A fragile ceasefire between Iran and Israel appeared to hold Tuesday after initially faltering, and U.S. President Donald Trump expressed frustration with both sides, saying they have fought “for so…

TOPEKA — A change in state law allows Kansans to buy and sell fireworks for two weeks before Independence Day, but local ordinances still restrict when they can be set off. The Legislature expanded the…

TOPEKA — Members of the Kansas congressional delegation praised U.S. military forces following the bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities, but disagreed as to whether President Donald Trump threatened to draw the United States in a…

Allen County has taken a step forward in storing energy.  On June 10, Allen County commissioners approved a resolution that allows for Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). The facilities store electrical energy in batteries for…

A body, believed to be that of a 12-year-old boy struck and killed by a train near Erie Wednesday, has been found. Neosho County Sheriff Greg Taylor announced Sunday that the body had been found…

LAHARPE — It’s only a myth, Harry Lee Jr. said Saturday, that there were grooves in the highway left by his mother’s dragging fingernails when she reluctantly moved to LaHarpe from Kansas City in 1951.…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran launched missile attacks Monday on a U.S. military base in Qatar, retaliating for the American bombing of its nuclear sites and escalating tensions in the volatile region. U.S.…