Friday evening’s performance of Randy Otto as Winston Churchill at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center provided the perfect opportunity to recognize 50 years since the creation of the Sleeper Family Trust. After all, Alan Sleeper,…

Personal Service Insurance has moved into its new location at 103 E. Madison. The office space was a blur of activity Monday morning, as internet and phone lines were connected, desks and equipment assembled, and…

A contractor has begun a sign replacement project for highways U.S. 54, 169 and 59 in Allen County. Work was to begin Monday along the 67 miles of highway. Work should be done by mid-summer,…

Wildfires that have devastated large swaths across southern Kansas continue to threaten communities and livestock alike. Even Friday, nearly four days after gusty winds quickly fueled a large grass fire originating in the Oklahoma panhandle,…

The Willis J. Ross Veterans of Foreign Wars Post in No. 6324 in LaHarpe recognized Allen County Undersheriff Nate Jackson as its Law Enforcement Officer of the Year and Iola High School social studies instructor…

Allen County leaders are in the planning process for a new recycling program. “We’re not ready to announce it at this time,” County Commissioner David Lee announced at Tuesday’s weekly meeting. “But something is forthcoming.”…

A flashing light will adorn a four-way stop sign in Carlyle, one of the requests voiced by citizens at a recent community conversation. Marcia Davis, director of community engagement for Thrive Allen County, spoke Tuesday…

Allen Community College will welcome more than 80 high school instrumentalists to campus for Band Night Wednesday, an annual event designed to showcase student talent, strengthen community partnerships, and highlight the performing arts opportunities available…

HUMBOLDT — Mental health awareness took center stage Tuesday at Humboldt High School. Members of the Cubs Against the Stigma  — an offshoot of the newly developed Zero Reasons Why anti-suicide campaign — hosted a…

It was a cold, bleak day when Kansas officials joined Allen County folk last March to officially break ground for construction at Lehigh-Portland State Park. Swathed in their winter gear, they shoved their gold-plated shovels…