The county’s first foray into recycling might look a little different than they expected. Allen County commissioners agreed Tuesday to allow a recycle and trash service provider from Erie set up a bin at the…

With bids 40% higher than expected, Allen County commissioners are now exploring their options to improve water lines near the airport. The county has plans for two related infrastructure projects at the airport in the…

During seminary, I studied genocide with Dr. Elie Wiesel.  For three fall semesters I had a seat around a large oak table in a classroom on Commonwealth Avenue in Boston. Wiesel, a Nobel Prize winner,…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed likely Tuesday to preserve a federal law that prohibits people under domestic violence restraining orders from having guns. In their first guns case since last year’s expansion of…

Poll workers Judy McGraw, from left, and Vince Coons, attend Mike and Diane Rogers at the polling station at Iola’s Dr. John Silas Bass North Community Building on Tuesday morning. “It’s a family thing,” said…

Last week, the Federal Reserve did the right thing by leaving well enough alone, keeping the benchmark interest rate at about 5.4%. With the acute pressure that the board and Chair Jay Powell in particular…

Click here to vote for your nominees! The action was hot and heavy on the gridiron, on the volleyball courts and even the cross country courses in October. Area schools provided several worthy of consideration…

Iola Middle School’s seventh-graders ended with a flourish Monday. Twice. The Mustang girls won both the seventh-grade A and B games with late rallies sparked by balanced scoring against visiting Burlington. In the A contest,…

PARSONS — Iola Middle School’s wrestlers were in Parsons Monday for the Kent Frazell Invitational, part of a crammed week for the Mustang grapplers. Leading the charge for the locals were Kevon Loving, Hunter McDaniel,…

MORAN — Marmaton Valley Junior High’s basketball teams will be well acquainted with the cozy confines of their high school gymnasium in the coming days. The Wildcats were at home Monday for the first of…