Food commodities will be available at 4:30 p.m. Monday at Wesley United Methodist Church to qualifying recipients. Participants are asked to enter the east door. First-time recipients must bring proof of in-

LAHARPE — In marketing, a general rule of thumb is that 20 percent of customers will always say yes to a new proposal, the middle 60 percent need some persuading, and the remaining 20 percent,…

“Mamma Mia!,” the most ambitious, fully realized, light-filled production to adorn the Bowlus stage in a long while, begins its three-day run tonight at 7:30. The jukebox musical, a rare collaboration between the Allen Community…

Area school districts expected to see fewer students roaming the halls this year in the face of a declining population trend in southeast Kansas. For the most part, those expectations played out. The lone exception…

MORAN — Both Laura and Jeff Johnson grew up with an appreciation of living in small towns. The Johnsons, this year’s farm marshals for the upcoming Farm-City Days, spoke about their fondness for all things…

It was like finding a diamond. As construction workers scraped decades of plaster from an interior wall upstairs at 15 E. Madison, a long-hidden architectural detail began to emerge: a huge brick archway in the…

The USD 257 Band Booster Club disbanded and donated its leftover funds to support band activities. The athletic Booster Club is not affected. An article in Tuesday’s edition was not clear which organization disbanded.

50 Years Ago October 1958 The L and M Truck Stop Cafe, located just north of Iola on U.S. 169, burned late Saturday night and was a total loss, firemen said. The restaurant was closed…

HUMBOLDT — City Administrator Cole Herder received authority Monday night to give Humboldt’s sewer system a more extensive upgrade. As is, many mains are being lined with a material to make them more efficient. During…

Year-to-date sales tax collections are up by nearly 10 percent in Allen County over last year. The figures, coming from the Kansas State Treasurer?s office, were announced in a press release Monday by Thrive Allen…