Over the past few weeks, Iola has served as host to hundreds — or maybe thousands? — of visitors passing through town. And for all but a select few, we never noticed. But for Casey…

Allen County Regional Hospital Administrator Pat Patton gave county commissioners a head-to-toe review of the hospital’s financial health, future challenges and the vital importance of renewing the county’s quarter-cent hospital sales tax at their meeting…

Area organizations are teaming up to host a job fair Thursday, Nov. 13, at the Recreation Building in Riverside Park. The event begins at 1 p.m. with exclusive access for military veterans; the general public…

City administrators frequently find themselves coming across as curmudgeonly. Mention building an indoor pool or planting trees along downtown sidewalks, and their blood pressures start to climb. Where some see improved health and safety outcomes,…

Enrollment is down slightly this fall at Allen Community College, trustees were told Tuesday. Students are enrolled in a combined 14,667 hours for the fall semester, a 2.7% drop from 2024, reported Cami Keitel, ACC’s…

Anyone who has visited Nevada knows the Silver State has an abundance of another natural resource: sunlight. Naturally, lawmakers there have been determined to make the most of it. The desert state generates about a…

As a young recruit, the first thing I learned when I pinned on a badge was simple but profound: Power must always be visible and accountable. A nameplate, a badge number, an agency insignia —…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats rejected for the 10th time Thursday a stopgap spending bill that would reopen the government, insisting they won’t back away from demands that Congress take up health care benefits. The vote…

When they were younger, Ivan Strickler offered just a couple of pieces of advice for each of his three sons, Steve, Tom and Doug. First, they needed to get an education. Second, they needed to…

From the frozen Arctic tundra to the stunning landscapes of Kenya, Bob and Ginny Hawk have lived extraordinary chapters of a life few could imagine. But when the plane lands, when the suitcases are unpacked,…