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Allen County Commissioner David Lee believes there is a solution to rising property taxes and it will come in the form of an additional half-cent sales tax. Both Lee and Commissioner Bruce Symes attended a…

A 5,000 lb. weather radar station now sits atop the water tower north of Humboldt. Crews finished installing the addition Wednesday morning.  Humboldt City Council members agreed in January to allow Climavision Operating, LLC, of…

Sharpen your pencils.  Chances at winning $10,000 to improve your downtown business are available through the Backing Small Businesses grant courtesy of a partnership of American Express and the Main Street America program.  The grants…

Director Maddie Hogden hopes viewers will feel “The Ocean Inside,” a short film that is the first production offered by Allen Community College’s newly minted Theatre and Film Department.  “It’s a movement piece,” Hogden said.…

CHANUTE — A couple that escaped injury from Thursday’s apartment fire says they are recovering from shock and mourning the loss of a friend.  Orion “Artemis” Brown, age 24, and Nicholas Alexandria, age 20, lived…

CHANUTE — A second person has died from the Thursday, March 21 fire that destroyed Cornerstone Apartments in Chanute. Kalyn Jones, age 22, was found deceased at the scene and Jolavon Haymaker, age 90, passed…

Owning chickens within Iola city limits was at the forefront of Monday evening’s Iola council meeting. Current city code states it is unlawful for any person to “keep, harbor or feed” any domesticated fowl within…

CHANUTE — A second person has died from the Thursday, March 21, fire that destroyed Cornerstone Apartments in Chanute. Kalyn Jones, age 22, was found deceased at the scene and Jolavon Haymaker, age 90, passed…

Iola Middle Schooler Leanna Flory made it all the way to the fourth round at Saturday’s Sunflower State Spelling Bee at Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina. Prior to her departure for the competition, IMS students…

Allen Community College Endowment celebrated in style with its annual fundraising Scholarship Gala Saturday at the college. The casino-themed event brought the Kansas City Chiefs Ambassadors, who came with a replica 2020 Super Bowl trophy…