The weather’s getting warmer, the nights are getting longer and bicycle enthusiasts are ready to saddle up for some 2020 riding. Before they do, Ben Alexander offered up roadside repair tricks to help cyclists ensure…

Damp weather this week did little to douse the efforts of a handful of Kansas State University students to help with projects around Allen County. On Tuesday, the students spent about half the day working…

Most days, Randy Rasa can be found somewhere along the 13 miles of the Lehigh Portland Trail system equipped with a hand saw and clippers. A website developer by trade, Rasa has also become a…

A group of more than 25 hiking and biking enthusiasts gathered at the Lehigh Portland Trails complex south of Iola Wednesday, as part of a growing New Year?s Day tradition to explore the trail system.…

Third grade students at Lincoln Elementary School took a field trip to the Lehigh Trails System Friday. Trails developer Randy Rasa talked about how the local environment has changed over the years and efforts to…

Red cedars are the cockroaches of the tree community. They?ll grow anywhere. That was the conclusion of Rachel Stone, new biology instructor at Allen Community College, who attended a nature walk Sunday afternoon on the…

A walk along the Lehigh Portland Trails this weekend will give nature lovers a chance to learn about local flora and fauna. The nature walk begins at 1 p.m. on Sunday at the eastern trailhead.…

A local trails enthusiast wants to use an Anderson County prairie preservation site as a model for an area at the Lehigh Portland Trails.  The Anderson County Prairie Preserve, just north of Welda and bisected…

Ask about his bike shop’s name, and Ben Alexander offers up a history lesson. Kansas, the state, was named after the Kansas River, which derived its name from the Kanza Indian tribe. Kanza translates to “people…

In a “dog ate the homework” moment, Allen County commissioners learned Tuesday a comprehensive report on the condition of Humboldt’s Marsh Arch bridge conducted by a Manhattan firm was lost to recent flooding there. Schwab…