Even though we’re enjoying cool days now, it’s good to remember that when the weather turns warm the risk increases for heat-related illnesses. An average of 658 people in the U.S. each year succumb to…

To help parents during the pandemic, the Child Tax Credit has been expanded under the American Rescue Plan Act.  This means that many families will receive advance payments starting July 15, this opportunity is confusing…

Tuesday’s Allen County Farmers’ Market, from 1 to 4 p.m. at 700 N. State Street, you’ll and find, fresh baked goods including sweet breads, jam, and jelly, pies, and seasoning mixes. The fresh produce will…

While COVID-19 famously impairs its victims’ senses of taste and smell, many of us who have managed to stay healthy over the last 16 months have developed a different kind of symptom: an impaired sense…

Start with some definitions and facts. Critical race theory is an academic field that critiques issues of racial justice in the United States. It loops in the legal system and work of advocates to create…

On June 25, the U.S. government released a nine-page preliminary report on UFOs. The report is the latest notable event in what has been a renaissance for UFOs in recent years. The idea of aliens…

TOPEKA — The state’s newly released survey of public health revealed more than one-third of 18- to 24-year-old adults hadn’t undergone a cholesterol test in the past five years. But one of 10 Kansans in…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The health department in Kansas’ most populous county urged its public schools Monday to require students and staff who aren’t vaccinated against COVID-19 to wear masks indoors when classes resume for…

Ethel Francis Ringwald, age 98, passed away at Ellinwood District Hospital on Sunday, July 18, 2021. She was born on Sept. 25, 1922, in Ellinwood, to parents David F. and Francis (Sprinker) Hammeke.  Ethel grew…

HUMBOLDT — Iola wasn’t about to go down without a fight. After a 3-0 loss to Silver Lake in their opening game of the AA American Legion Zone Tournament Friday, Iola’s Post 15 Indians responded…