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LAHARPE — The annual LaHarpe Days celebration brings a day filled with activities for young and old alike Saturday. The events kick off at 9 a.m. with the annual color run, which begins (and ends)…

HUMBOLDT — Now the fun begins. Construction crews are digging in for a school renovation project at Humboldt. They’re starting with utilities near the middle school as part of a plan to connect it with…

Elementary school students of all ages are in the midst of an education-based summer camp at Allen Community College, where they partake in activities centered on science, technology, engineering and math, as well as arts…

Kelly Sigg of Audacious Boutique served up free hot dogs, cookies, chips and water to customers and passerby alike Tuesday in celebration of 620 Day, which promotes shopping locally in the (620) area code.

Cortney O’Brien, of Erie, saw first-hand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children’s education. She worked as a teacher when classes were canceled and shifted online during the pandemic.  “That was hard. Not only…

Familiar faces in new places may be the theme in downtown Iola this summer. Not long after looking for a new location for her wellness studio, Rhoda Morrison found an ideal spot just down the…

TOPEKA – Investigators are looking into who may have sent scores of letters containing suspicious white powder to state lawmakers and other public officials across the state. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation reported over the…

A two-vehicle accident Friday morning on U.S. 54 sent Cheryl Wallis, 75,  Moran, to the hospital after the car she was driving struck  the rear end of a pickup driven by Walker A. Logan, 18,…

On a Wednesday morning at Grow at Eden child care center in Parsons, a little girl around the age of 2 tapped on a large window that separates her classroom from a conference room that…

PARSONS — Grow at Eden offers a unique approach to child care. For starters, it’s a “screen-free” facility. That means no television screens or iPads. Tablets are used only for music. “We get so much…