Month: February 2012

Project 17 took its next step toward acquiring a significant grant aimed at cultivating strong leaders in the state’s poorest and most vulnerable region. Representatives for Project 17, an economic development initiative spanning 17 counties…

Tuition will increase, as will room and board rates for students at Allen County Community College in the fall. College trustees approved at their monthly meeting Thursday a $3 increase in tuition, from $47 to…

Legislation that would allow concealed weapons onto Allen County Community College grounds drew a spirited response at Thursday’s ACCC Board of Trustees meeting. College President John Masterson pointed to the impetus behind the legislation under…

Jefferson Elementary School fifth-grade students Jaxson Wiltse and Brady Folk were all smiles when they learned the short stories they had written were chosen as winners in the 19th annual Reading Reptile young writers contest…

Alan Lee Greer, 28, faces a charge of sexual exploitation of a minor. The charges were filed this week by Attorney General Derek Schmidt’s office in Allen County District Court. The complaint alleges that Greer…

Alan Lee Greer, 28, faces a charge of sexual exploitation of a minor. The charges were filed this week by Attorney General Derek Schmidt’s office in Allen County District Court. The complaint alleges that Greer…

Clara Wicoff continued her romp through local spelling history Friday.The Iola Middle School eighth-grader took home her fifth consecutive – and final – Allen County spelling crown, besting 23 other candidates.Wicoff outlasted classmate Judd Wiltse…

HUMBOLDT — Tickets for the King of America Modified Nationals II went on sale at the beginning of January. After a successful inaugural event last October at Humboldt Speedway, the United States Modified Touring Series…

YATES CENTER —  Applying full-court pressure to open the game, Yates Center High’s Wildcats put the clamp down on visiting Humboldt High’s Lady Cubs. The Wildcat girls picked up their third Tri-Valley League win of…

YATES CENTER—It started ugly and got uglier as the game went on for the Wildcats of Yates Center High Friday night as the boys’ basketball team was trounced 65-24 by arch-rival Humboldt High Cubs. The…