Allen County will seek new bids for a sewer project at the airport, after initial costs came in at $1.7 million more than estimates. The higher costs are attributed to a tight timeline because the…

Take a book. Or a nap. There’s no way to escape travel delays heading north next week. The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) expects to start resurfacing projects on U.S. 59 and U.S. 169 business…

For sale: one used water tower. Iola City Council members embraced Monday the concept of putting the city’s decommissioned Elm Street water tower up for sale. Exactly how it will be sold, and if the…

A transmission line project to connect power plant substations in Kansas and Missouri will affect nearly 60 Allen County landowners. NextEra Energy outlined their plans in virtual presentations Tuesday morning and afternoon, giving participants an…

The public can learn more next week about a transmission line project that will cut through Allen County, but county commissioners got a preview ahead of time. Representatives from NextEra Energy Transmission Southwest called in…

It’s still too early to know what may come of plans to remodel and expand the Allen County District Courtroom, but a local judge and owners of a construction company want county commissioners to think…

It’s difficult for a child to go to a foster home.  Not only are they leaving behind everything that is familiar, those who are placed during an emergency may not have all the personal supplies…

BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — More than a century after the arrival of the railroads to the Flint Hills of Kansas, a large-scale track expansion is tearing up a scenic stretch in some of the…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Sunflower Electric Power Corp. on Wednesday abandoned its proposed coal-fired power plant in southwest Kansas after nearly 15 years of pushing for the project, handing a big victory to environmentalists who…

LAHARPE — Like his older brother before him, Cannon Barney is using his Scouting pursuits to help improve the LaHarpe City Park. And like his older brother, young Barney will not get to stick around…