Thinking outside the box and knowing a bit of Allen County history led Brad Hesse Jr. to the Farm-City Days medallion Sunday. Hesse found the medallion ?hidden? in the Old Allen County Jail, just off…

Rainy weather is removing the “farm” portion of the 2018 Farm-City Days celebration. Committee member Aaron Franklin said this morning that activities planned Friday and Saturday at Strickler’s Dairy have been canceled because of wet…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Democrat running to replace Kris Kobach as Kansas secretary of state is trying to get voters to repudiate the conservative Republican’s political legacy of tough voter identification laws, which Kobach…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Preventing an extra single degree of heat could make a life-or-death difference in the next few decades for multitudes of people and ecosystems on this fast-warming planet, an international panel of scientists…

A desirable soil is the most important aspect of a garden. Time spent fertilizing, watering and tending to plants is necessary, but this time is almost a waste if the soil you’re working with is…

This country was built by doers. For more than 100 years, 4-H has been a part of that growth, always empowering youth to speak through action. And by doing so, helping kids to develop their…

Come say goodbye to your favorite vendors at Thursday’s last Farmer’s Market of the season. The market is from  5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on the east side of the square. Fresh produce includes green peppers,…

Mother Nature turned the tables this year in Kansas as eastern Kansas cattle producers dealt with diminished grass for their livestock while central and western regions of the Sunflower State flourished with pastures nourished by…

It’s getting increasingly difficult to believe the U.S. Supreme Court can be an arbiter of justice. As illustrated with the recent appointment of Brett Kavanaugh, justices today are selected, more and more, because of their…

Jim Allison lost his mother, a brother, two uncles and a cousin to cancer, but he says he never set out to find a cure for the disease. Like many great scientists, he was driven…