Business students at Allen Community College have partnered with Allen County Regional Hospital, Gates Corporation, Russell Stover Chocolates and Thrive Allen County to draft a hypothetical business plan for an After Hours Clinic for downtown…

USD 257 voters agreed by a nearly two-to-one margin to build the first new school in the district in 43 years. Voters approved all three parts of Tuesday’s bond issue: a new elementary school for…

The Community Blood Center of Greater Kansas City will host a spring blood drive from 1 to 5 p.m. April 10 at the John Silas Bass Community Building, 505 N. Buckeye St. Blood donations are…

USD 257 elementary students soon will have a new school to call home. District voters overwhelmingly approved construction of a new elementary school for preschool through fifth-grade students, at a cost of $25.5 million. The…

TOPEKA  — Two things were on David Toland’s mind Monday afternoon in the minutes following his hotly contested, but successful, bid to become the Kansas secretary of commerce. First was “gratitude to the people of…

“Avenue Q,” the recent production by the Iola Community Theatre, deftly uses humor and props to prick our consciences. The musical uses some familiar (puppet) faces and because of its adult nature is commonly referred…

Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday for a special school bond election.  USD 257 voters will decide whether to build a new elementary school for $25.5 million, with options to build…

Dear editor, I don’t write letters very often but felt I needed to do so today. Our three children were blessed to have a school just a block away that they could walk to. It…

Dear editor, The future of tomorrow has always depended on the children of today. May we, the voters of school district 257, give our children the best opportunity we can to meet that future.  Please…

David Toland should be the commerce secretary of Kansas. With abundant experience in economic development and an impressive resume as CEO of Thrive Allen County, Toland would be an asset to the department and the…