In the 1980s and 1990s, I worked eight long seasons for the U.S. Forest Service. I crisscrossed the country fighting wildfires with axes, shovels and chain saws. I labored on hundreds of fires, but rarely…

Watching Harrison Butker’s speech to the graduating class of Benedictine College, I was thinking to myself that the country owes John Rocker an apology.  Rocker, for those too young to remember, was a star relief…

Brandon Cameron has filed for election to be the next Allen County attorney. If successful, he hopes to build on local efforts targeting mental health and substance misuse, and educate the community about his office’s…

Updates to ballfields at Riverside Park could be on the horizon if Iola council members give their approval at Tuesday’s meeting. On the table is a proposed contract for services from Mammoth Sports Construction of…

NEW YORK (AP) — Consumers are increasingly struggling to pay their credit card bills, raising concerns about severe delinquencies spiraling and sapping consumer spending. The share of credit card debt that’s more than 90 days…

TOPEKA — Families that need food assistance during the summer could see relief through the state’s new student-geared program. The Kansas Department for Children and Families on Thursday announced Summer EBT, a program meant to…

Iola High School recently announced the names of students achieving the honor roll for the fourth quarter. The honor roll is divided into three sections. All A’s which requires a 4.0 GPA; Principal’s honor roll…

Steve Traw’s sermon Sunday at Carlyle’s Presbyterian Church was “The Spirit of Truth,” from the Scripture John 16:4-15. Where is the Holy Spirit? Does it guide us? We are the Holy Spirit’s helpers to glorify…

The Allen Community College Board of Trustees has called a special meeting at noon Friday, May 24, in the Ambler Board Room for the purpose of discussing non-elected personnel.

A Michigan dairy employee is the second known person to contract bird flu while working with infected cattle in the United States, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The person had…