As the government shutdown extends into its second month, the effects are expected to snowball for more and more residents. Consider Iolan Rheta Colston, a single mother of four children, ages 8 to 15. Colston,…

After entertaining 30 minutes of pointed dissent from the president of the Iola Area Chamber of Commerce, commissioners chose to again postpone a decision on whether to provide Thrive Allen County with the $50,000 required…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Chances look slim for ending the partial government shutdown any time soon. Lawmakers are away from Washington for the holidays and have been told they will get 24 hours’ notice before having…

Every year, in late November and early December, I spend quite a bit of time deliberating about what my column will be for the last month of the year. Will it have a Christmas theme?…

In their role to ensure Kansas children receive a good education, Kansas Supreme Court justices ruled Monday that while legislators have made a good faith effort to address 10 years of cuts to school funding,…