The Allen County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the damage or destruction of more than 20 mailboxes Saturday southeast of Iola.   Tipsters are encouraged to contact the Allen County Sheriff’s Department, 365-1400, or Allen County…

High school seniors are preparing for a major step in their lives in the next couple of months as many of them go off to college and leave their parents’ nest. For Brett Taylor the…

It is said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. For senior Mikaela Platt, the wonderful role models of her teachers at Iola High School and before that in elementary and middle school have…

HOWARD — Dalton Brittan and Gavin Dillow pitched as well as they have all season on Wednesday, but the Wildcats couldn’t quite overcome West Elk’s pitching as their season ended with a 2-0 loss in…

WELLSVILLE — For the second year in a row, the Humboldt baseball team’s season was ended at the hands of Wellsville. The Eagles beat the Cubs 8-3.  The Eagles have been the Cubs’ nemesis for…

If you turn off the water, does that end one’s thirst? Of course, not. But that’s the logic Gov. Sam Brownback is using to justify cutting welfare benefits — again. “The results have been very…

She could not have known it at the time, but ever since she was a child Abigail Taylor has been preparing for success. It began with her parents, Jen and Ben Taylor, who conscientiously worked…

When a candidate for Miss America says she wants to fight world hunger, it typically invites a universal groan and a roll of the eyes.  But when Clara Wicoff says it, you come away feeling…

Allen County commissioners voted unanimously to make $100,000 a year available for the next three years to help pay operating costs at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. The revenue will go toward what USD 257…

CANEY — Humboldt’s Ryan Sellman’s fantastic freshman campaign will conclude with a trip to the state tournament. “It is exciting because at the beginning of the season that was my goal and I achieved my…