There are times when a little noise in the library is perfectly acceptable. Lesa Cole, youth services librarian at the Iola Public Library, watched with content as the gaggle of preschoolers flocked to the newest…

MORAN — The addition of a commercial-grade kitchen to the Marmaton Market will bring more traffic its way as well as provide a communitywide service, predicts Marilyn Logan, manager of the grocery store. The new…

BUFFALO (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday condemned the poison of white supremacy and said the nation must “reject the lie” of the racist “replacement theory” espoused by the shooter who murdered 10 black…

Two Allen County food providers made national news Thursday as the CBS Evening News highlighted the plight of rural food deserts. The Mildred Store and Humanity House, along with a grocery store in St. Paul,…

HUMBOLDT — A cooler breakdown forced Our Market owners to close the Humboldt grocery store and butcher shop Sunday. Owner Scotty Welch said the coolers could not be immediately repaired, prompting him to close the…

It’s harder than it looks to clear off a grocery store shelf, Donna Kaehr admitted Saturday morning. Kaehr, working on behalf of the Iola Community Pantry, was the grand prize winner at Saturday’s fourth annual…

MORAN — It was a night of tough love. Either shop at the Marmaton Market, or Moran’s lone grocery store will close by the first of the year, if not earlier. “This is a very…

How do you save a town’s grocery store? The city of Erie’s solution was to buy it and run it themselves. CINDY LERO, Erie city clerk, began the process by noting the building currently housing…

Our Market grocery store and butcher shop celebrates its grand opening today in Humboldt. Yet amidst all the fanfare, it’s easy to forget how long a road it was in getting here. In what follows,…

HUMBOLDT — The wait is over. Our Market grocery store in Humboldt opens today. Proprietor Amy Welch was hard at work on final touches Wednesday afternoon, and described herself as “feeling all the emotions.” “Excited,…