Pittsburg housing projects get boost PITTSBURG — Two housing projects in Pittsburg will benefit from a federal grant and state tax credits, according to The Morning Sun. The Smithsonian Apartments project at 9th and Broadway…

Labette to fund transportation program OSWEGO — Labette County will help fund a public transportation service. Commissioners approved a $4,826 expenditure to help fund the service, which will be administered by the Southeast Kansas-Community Action Program…

TOPEKA — The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Southeast Kansas Multi-County Health Department (SEKMCHD) are in the preliminary stages of investigating individuals ill with campylobacteriosis possibly associated with Trade Winds Bar…

Garnett plans airport upgrade GARNETT — City leaders are preparing for a major upgrade to the Garnett Industrial Airport, according to the Anderson County Review. The project will widen the runway from 45 to 75 feet…

GARNETT — The Iola High School volleyball team won one of three matchups at Garnett on Saturday over Burlington.  The Mustangs (6-21; 2-7) also faced off against Independence and McPherson in which the team dropped…

GARNETT — The IHS Mustangs faced stiff competition at the Anderson County volleyball invitational Tuesday evening. The girls got off to a good start against Burlington, winning the opening set, 25-22. The team then dropped…

The head of hospitals in Iola and Garnett has resigned. Elmore Patterson, who has served as administrator of the Allen County Regional Hospital since the switch to a lease with Saint Luke’s Health System in…

An automotive technology program is coming to the Regional Rural Technical Center at LaHarpe. USD 257 board members agreed to start the program next fall in partnership with Flint Hills Technical College, Emporia, citing high…

The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) has reopened U.S. 169 from Maryland Road at Welda north to the south U.S. 169/U.S. 59 junction. This section has been closed for reconstruction since spring 2020. Expect intermittent…

GARNETT – The Garnett Lions Club hosts its fourth Kansas Dual Sport Safari on June 18-19. The motorcycle event has grown in popularity as part of the “Trans America Trail,” a coast-to-coast route across America…