Critically acclaimed pianist Lara Downes will bring her talents to the Bowlus Fine Arts Center Thursday. The 7 p.m. solo piano recital is offered free of charge, courtesy of a donation by the Sleeper Family…

Laying utilities to the site of the new Allen County Hospital will come to a standstill quickly if permission to cross the property of two landowners is not OK’d, said Corey Schinstock, assistant city manager.…

Area businessmen gathered here Tuesday for a briefing on Project 17’s progress toward restoring prosperity in southeast Kansas. Continuing a theme of regionalism over localism, Jeff Tucker of Advance Manufacturing Institute, a Manhattan-based engineering and…

Allen County commissioners hope to decide Thursday whether to continue offering health insurance to its employees through a partially self-insured plan, or return to Blue Cross Blue Shield. At their meeting Tuesday, commissioners asked for…

Celia M. “Sally” Coronado, 72, of Humboldt died Monday, Feb. 27, 2012, at the home of her daughter in Humboldt. Funeral services will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel in…

Allen County Community College’s baseball team went to Oklahoma Thursday and Sunday and had different results in each trip. The Red Devils recorded their first two wins of the 2012 season Thursday. They beat host…

Allen County Community College’s Red Devil softball team had a very good road trip over the weekend. The Red Devils were 5-for-5 in games at the Evangel University tournament in Springfield, Mo. With the sweep,…

Marmaton Valley High’s girls, Yates Center High’s boys and girls and Southern Coffey County High boys lost their first-round substate contests Monday night. That ended the 2011-2012 basketball season for the four teams. Marmaton Valley…

HUMBOLDT — Nathan Whitcomb has become comfortable in his role as “a distributor” of the basketball for Humboldt High’s Cubs this season. So when Eureka High’s Tornadoes “challenged” Whitcomb to shoot the basketball in Tuesday…

Iola High’s Fillies had their playoff run come to a screeching halt Monday night at home. Chanute High’s Blue Comets scorched the nets early and never cooled down. The Blue Comets blazed their way to…