Somebody once asked Steve Strickler if he was going to follow in his father’s footsteps. Not likely, he joked. “He wears size 13, and I wear 9 ½.” But Steve eventually did follow — and…

From its earliest days, The Feedlot at 110 N. Kentucky has been community-focused. It began when Steve and Frances Kinzle brainstormed about what kind of business to open on the remainder of the lot where…

SCHOENEICHE, Germany (AP) — The U.S. government is on a global egg hunt, seeking exports from countries in Europe and elsewhere to ease a severe shortage that has caused egg prices at grocery stores to…

As Congress looks to cut billions of dollars in federal spending over the next decade, states are anxiously awaiting how current proposed cuts to Medicaid and other programs may impact their own budgets and benefits…

LOS ANGELES — A deadly, drug-resistant fungus that preys on the sick and old is continuing to spread in hospitals and senior care facilities across the country, killing more than 1 in 3 infected. Candida…

It’s 2025, and Social Security scams are, unfortunately, still going strong. In fact, they are the most common type of government impersonation fraud in the U.S. — and scammers are getting more creative and convincing…

The Trump administration has canceled orders for truckloads of food — including cases of milk, eggs, cheese, chicken and fruit — that had been slated for Missouri and Kansas food pantries and hunger outreach groups…

Tuesday’s evening meeting of the Allen County Commission saw an impressive turnout. The commission meetings are typically held at 8:30 a.m., but commissioners have decided to try a monthly evening meeting at the request of…

Kansas Poet Laureate Traci Brimhall will be at the Iola Public Library at 7 p.m. Thursday (April 3) with “Memory Feast,” a program which unites the state’s agricultural roots with the literary arts. Brimhall is…

Measles cases are spreading rapidly across Kansas, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. In only two days, March 24-26, the number of cases has increased from 10 to 23.  Children are the…