The fall festival season is growing ever shorter. Elsmore Rural-Town Days organizers announced in an email Tuesday they were canceling the 2020 festival. Johnny Gillham, Elsmore Ruritan president, cited the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This year’s…

After successful fundraising efforts for food pantries in Humboldt and Iola, a new effort is aimed at helping provide food for the rest of Allen County and its domestic violence shelter. Allen County GROW is…

The Elsmore High School Alumni Association was unable to hold its annual banquet Memorial Day weekend this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.    Donations to the scholarship fund are usually collected then. Nine applications…

Ruth Wood celebrated her 102nd birthday Monday with her daughter, Susan Haddan of Stark, and others at Greystone Assisted Living Facility. Wood grew up in Elsmore until she got married and moved to a farm…

ELSMORE — Elsmore Ruritan Club will have its annual pancake supper Saturday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Elsmore Community Building. Club members will serve pancakes, sausage, biscuits, gravy, eggs and a drink for…

ELSMORE ? It?s not easy feeling you?re the unwanted ?stepchild? of the county, but the residents of Elsmore are not letting that hold them back in trying to make the remote berg a better place…

ELSMORE — Elsmore is the hub of activity this week. A community conversation tonight will allow local residents to discuss their dreams, concerns and aspirations as part of the Elsmore Community Conversation. The 7 o’clock…

MORAN ? It?s what you?d expect in a small gym. Treadmills. Squat rack. Elliptical machine. But 54 Fitness, located in the 500-person town of Moran, still holds remnants of the building?s previous lives. Tile flooring.…

ELSMORE — Elsmore Ruritan Club will have its annual chili/soup supper from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday at the Elsmore Community Building. Club members will serve chili and a variety of soups, homemade cornbread, crackers,…

ELSMORE — Elsmore Ruritan Club, a community service organization serving the Elsmore/Savonburg area, will sponsor the 49th annual Elsmore Rural-Town Days Saturday and Sunday. The bulk of the activities run Saturday in downtown Elsmore, with…