Dear editor, I am writing to express my support for Sheriff Bryan Murphy’s re-election campaign. I have known Bryan since 1994 and have seen his exceptional leadership firsthand as a former Allen County Commissioner and…

Local legislators agree it’s time to end the sales tax on food. But when it comes to expanding Medicaid, there’s no common ground.  Those differences spilled over Tuesday when local legislators gave Allen County commissioners…

Martha McCoy, a former Chanute city commissioner recently elected to the Neosho County Community College Board of Trustees, hopes to add state legislator to her resume. McCoy has announced her candidacy for the Kansas House…

As leaders from 17 Southeast Kansas counties descended on Iola Thursday for a regional meeting of public officials, they faced road construction from three of the four directions heading into town. That might have been…

Armando Hernandez hopes to put ideas into action — and bring forth a spirit of cooperation with all parties —  if he’s elected to the Kansas House of Representatives. The Chanute native is vying for…

Area legislators gave local citizens a preview of this year’s state Legislative session at a meeting Monday night sponsored by Allen County Farm Bureau. Representatives Kent Thompson, rural LaHarpe, and Ken Collins, Frontenac, were there…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas Court of Appeals judge, a Lawrence attorney and a veteran prosecutor now working for the attorney general’s office are finalists for a state Supreme Court seat. A lawyer-led state…

Area legislators briefed Allen County commissioners Tuesday on what issues they expect to see rise to the top this legislative session, which begins Monday. Sen. Caryn Tyson, R-Parker, joined Representatives Kent Thompson, LaHarpe, and Kenneth…

Rep. Kent Thompson said he expects Medicaid to be expanded in Kansas come 2019. If so, much-needed funds would come our way to help our poor and elderly pay for health-related services. How much, is…