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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…

NEW YORK (AP) — Despite a growing recognition of the problem, the United States continues to see newspapers die at the rate of two per week, according to a report issued Wednesday on the state…

TOPEKA — Kansas legislative leaders and the governor Thursday approved $14.9 million to extend state testing programs through the end of the year. With COVID-19 cases rising in Kansas and the omicron variant looming, the…

MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — Residents of a Kentucky town devastated by a tornado could be without heat, water and electricity in chilly temperatures for a “long time,” the mayor warned today, as officials struggled to…

Americans most likely to call out “fake news” also appear more likely to believe articles that aren’t true, according to a new study. Research published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences looking…

Erie nurse headed to serve in NYC ERIE — An Erie nurse is headed to New York City to provide medical assistance for eight weeks at the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The Wichita Eagle says it’s moving to a digital-only edition on Saturdays as more readers get their news online. The paper said Tuesday in a letter to readers that it will…

NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook’s effort to establish a service that provides its users with local news and information is being hindered by the lack of outlets where the company’s technicians can find original reporting.…

WAYNESVILLE, Mo.  ? Five minutes late, Darrell Todd Maurina sweeps into a meeting room and plugs in his laptop computer. He places a Wi-Fi hotspot on the table and turns on a digital recorder. The…

“And a good time was had by all.” It’s a newspaper cliche, historically associated with community correspondents who reported on the social events of their small towns. Now, the phrase seems antiquated. As Colony correspondent,…