All “non-essential” businesses in Allen, Anderson, Bourbon and Woodson counties were advised to close their doors beginning Tuesday morning to help curtail the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus that is sweeping the nation. Rebecca Johnson,…

The Time Out Tavern, 118 E. Jackson Ave., is closing for the time being, upon the death of owner Darrell Chester. Chester, 56, died over the weekend in Sioux Falls, S.D. The closing, effective immediately,…

As fate would have it, Iola would lose its only bowling alley on National Bowling Day. Country Lanes officially closed its doors on Saturday, giving patrons one last chance to bowl a game or purchase…

So long, pins and gutters. Welcome, pews and Bibles. Country Lanes closed its doors for good this week, after owner Jim Valentine reached an agreement to sell the bowling alley to Iola?s Harvest Baptist Church.…

HUMBOLDT — City Administrator Cole Herder is optimistic about efforts to keep a grocery store in Humboldt. So is Allen County Commission Chairman Jerry Daniels, whose district includes Humboldt. Closure of Moon’s Hometown Market was…

HUMBOLDT ? Moon?s Hometown Market will close its doors in Humboldt and LaCygne.  Store owners Mike and Lori Moon announced the closings via Facebook Friday evening. Closeout sales at both locations began Saturday, and are…

An era for local gardeners has come to an end with the closure of Ladybug Greenhouse. Sharon Sigg, who has run the greenhouse for the past 25 years — the first 15 with her late…

PITTSBURG, Kan. (AP) — A decades-old Christmas tradition will come to an end this year. Over the years, many families have visited the Bowen’s Christmas Tree Farm to pick out the perfect tree. This December…