They are the people who are always there. Easy to take for granted and even easier to unleash your frustrations upon. Here’s the thing: These zebra-striped, whistle-wearing men and women are becoming increasingly rare. Officials…

Although 4-H is an organization geared toward youth, a visit to an annual 4-H banquet is a good reminder that its lessons are for life. Wednesday?s affair for Allen County 4-H clubs began with the…

The food and nutrition project offers an instructional and entertaining lesson on how to cook the basics, before advancing to gourmet and international meals.  Youngsters will learn the heritage of many foods as well as…

Families can sign up Friday for Adopt-A-Child, which supplies Christmas gifts for area youngsters in need. The program is open to any child in Allen County, except for Humboldt, which has a separate Adopt-A-Child program.…

A flight of doves breaks above the tree line. Fourteen-year-old Robert Goodall fires his shotgun. The birds continue on their path unharmed. ?Never shoot at the bird,? Robert?s grandfather, Richard Funk, said. ?Always in front…

Rabbit projects are great for families who live in town and provide youngsters the opportunity to learn how to raise and care for animals. It is suggested that youngsters begin with a doe and extend…

MORAN — A collaborative effort to highlight the legal and medical dangers of providing alcohol to minors was the theme Saturday for the annual “Sticker Shock” campaign, sponsored by the Allen County Multi-Agency Team and…

WASHINGTON (TNS) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb is resigning, ending a tenure at the agency where he approved a flood of new drugs and cheaper copycat pills, and pushed for sharp…

Ask yourself, “What do I think about leadership and myself as a leader?” Each one of us has a wide range of skills, interests and abilities that we use in our daily lives — at…

ATLANTA (AP) — Hey, have you guys been here before? If you’re a New England Patriot, the answer pretty much is “all the time.” If you play for the Rams, the reply basically is “never…