Lloyd “Pete” E. Peters, 88, a resident of the Prairie Mission Retirement Center in St. Paul, went to be with his Lord and savior at 3:54 p.m., Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at Freeman West Hospital…

July 4 marks our nation’s independence celebration and reminds us of our founding principles. It’s a celebration of fireworks and fun, but this year we find ourselves fraught with misgivings brought on by economic uncertainty,…

Dear editor,  As a physician, I worry I may soon be forced to decide between sending a nursing home patient or a younger person who has come down with COVID-19 to the hospital because of…

Dear editor, What are you grateful for living in Iola, Allen County, Kansas,  United States of America, in celebrating our independence and our unique form of government in July of 2020?  As a life-long resident…

Dear editor, I want to praise our county commissioners for following the governor’s mandate on wearing masks! Hallelujah, some government officials are showing leadership!   Judy D. Baker, Iola, Kan.

Dear Carolyn: Recently at a small gathering in my mom’s workplace, my mom passed around a picture of my sister’s dogs with Santa and introduced them as her grand-dogs. My teenage son (her grandchild) was…

Thursday, Allen County commissioners took no action during a special meeting to opt out of or otherwise nullify Gov. Laura Kelly’s face mask mandate, which means that for now the executive order stands. The order…

Local voters are bucking a statewide trend in declining to seek advance ballots for the upcoming primary election. Roughly 150 Allen Countians have requested mail-in ballots for the Aug. 4 primary, a number on par…

A crew with Star Sign of Lawrence installs a new entrance sign Wednesday, signifying Allen County Regional Hospital is now officially part of the Saint Luke’s Health System. Another sign will be put on the…

Hunting for an authentic experience of Americana over the long Independence Day weekend? Toronto Days 2020 has just what you’re looking for. Tonight starting at 6 o’clock, the pizza party and “mud stomp” begin at…