A great-uncle of mine survived Auschwitz. He had been a lawyer in Germany.  After the war, he made his way to America and Brockton, Mass., where he took a job as a salesman in a…

SAN FRANCISCO — It was one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded, a magnitude 8.8 monster off the eastern coast of Russia. Despite its remote location, the size of the quake immediately brought potential danger…

55 Years Ago January 1970 A new era in junior college education in Allen County began yesterday when students started classes on the new campus. Moving from the Iola High School to the new complex…

MOSCOW (AP) — The 50,000-year-old remains of a baby mammoth uncovered by melting permafrost have been unveiled to the public by researchers in Russia’s Siberia region who call it the best-preserved mammoth body ever found.…

LONDON (AP) — Two of London’s most famous markets — one selling fish, the other meat — are set to close in the coming years, bringing an end to traditions stretching back to medieval times.…

Many of the buildings and roads Allen County residents enjoy on a daily basis were built in the 1930s as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal public works projects. The Works Progress Administration…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris was asked this week if she thought Donald Trump was a fascist, and she replied, “Yes, I do.” She subsequently called him the same thing herself, saying voters…

Attention turns Thursday to the history of Iola’s WPA projects. The Allen County Historical Society will have its fall meeting at 7 p.m. at the Frederick Funston Meeting Hall, 207 N. Jefferson Ave. Donna Houser,…

HUMBOLDT — A day dedicated to worship and praise kicks off Saturday when Biblesta returns to the Humboldt community for its 66th annual celebration. As with previous years, the Bible-themed festival features a variety of…

30 years ago September 1994  Iola High School has begun an open lunch period, meaning that students may leave the campus and eat elsewhere. Those choosing to eat at school have a variety at lunch,…