Paul Beasley, left, works on installing new swings next to the LaHarpe City Hall. Six swings were donated to the city by Brenda Knavel and Cindy Stokes. The swings were dedicated in memory of longtime…

There are only a handful of people you can call when one of your cows develops a bacterial infection known as “wooden tongue” or when another of your cows has a prolapsed uterus or when…

A cheerful Breighlynn Rutherford, pictured with her mom Alisha, begins her first day of first grade at Jefferson Elementary School in Iola today

A Moran teacher recently went on a trip that opened the door for new opportunities. Steven Smith, a science teacher of Marmaton Valley High School, attended a week-long special training event known as the REcharge…

Alleged theft of a calf that prompted a Facebook post Friday by the Allen County Sheriff’s Department “could have been handled much easier and didn’t need to turn into a fiasco,” Cindy Jaroe told the…

Allen County commissioners authorized emergency repairs to Delaware Road — often referred to as Tank Farm Road, just south of Humboldt — Tuesday morning.Mitch Garner, director of Public Works, said a patch of the hard-surfaced…

Osawatomie (AP) — A slight echo carries your footfalls as you walk the aisles of what used to be Moon’s grocery store.Some dry goods remain on the shelves, but most are bare. The coolers stand…

Monday marked the first day of fall practice. Teams around the state hit the field, court and road in preparation for the 2017 season. Yates Center cross country runners, from left, Collin Bedell, Jordan Smith…

In reaction to President Trump’s failure to rebuke white nationalists for the Charlottesville violence, Kenneth C. Frazier, the black CEO of Merck pharmaceuticals, resigned from the president’s American Manufacturing Panel. “America’s leaders must honor our…

HUMBOLDT — After a hearing measured in seconds during which no one commented or objected, Humboldt council members unanimously approved the town’s budget for 2018.Funding on the taxpayers’ nickel will come from a levy of…