Bill King, director of Public Works for Allen County, got a call the other day from a parent who wanted him to erect a “School Bus Stop Ahead” sign along a county road to alert…

I have a few questions regarding the hospital we are going to build. Are we voting on a hospital in November or are we voting on a sales tax? Is there no other funding available?…

Here’s something to crow about.The 215 grave markers in the veterans section of Highland Cemetery now are lined up straight as a string with a plumb bob at the end.Over the past several years the…

A modern, comprehensive hospital is a primary component of a progressive community.A local medical center provides up to date health care, from emergency attention for spontaneous health concerns to diagnostic tools that quickly pinpoint health…

Dr. Darrell Monfort advised the Allen County Commission this week to get out of the hospital business and ask local investors to build a private hospital and pay them 4 or 5 percent interest on…

My daughter, myself and two of my grandchildren, ages 8 and 6, were out for a walk on a sidewalk on South Sycamore.I saw a big black dog and told my daughter that the dog…

Daisy Kahn, executive director of the American Society for Muslim Advancement, has headed the effort to get permission to build Cordoba Center in Lower Manhattan, two blocks away from the World Trade Center site which…

What has happened to the following programs and projects?The breakfast with Santa, tennis lessons, golf lessons, recreation sponsored horseshoe tournaments, the youth wrestling program, the baseball clinic with Allen County Community College players and the…

Hubris: n. Overbearing pride or presumption: Arrogance. The American Heritage Dictionary.A glaring Kansas example: University of Kansas athletic director, Lew Perkins.As reported in Monday’s Register, Perkins billed the KU athletic department more than $150,000 for…

The Allen County Animal Rescue Facility is open at last.And now, the hardest part of the journey begins.Running the shelter takes money, lots of it. ACARF’s goal is to keep adoptable animals until someone adopts…