Month: January 2019
Isolation is one of the consequences of poverty. It has a direct bearing on health. Chronic isolation, which is frequently experienced by people in poverty and the elderly, is a predictor of functional decline and…
In 1980, her third year of clerking for Bob Adams at his Ben Franklin variety store in Humboldt, Carol Larson took a day off to visit Pittsburg State University. She had earned an associate degree…
Looking for a true adventure? If you?re not worried about whether you?d return or not, I can suggest a very unique place: a black hole. Black holes are some of the most fascinating objects found…
The passion of Shilo Eggers, president of the Iola Area Chamber of Commerce, is to be commended. In discussions Tuesday with Allen County commissioners, Eggers said she believes the long-ailing chamber will soon be turning…
As the government shutdown extends into its second month, the effects are expected to snowball for more and more residents. Consider Iolan Rheta Colston, a single mother of four children, ages 8 to 15. Colston,…
After years of planning, the Allen Community College Student Center was officially unveiled to the public Wednesday afternoon in an event that drew scores of enthusiastic observers to the gleaming new facility for a ribbon…
25 Years Ago January 1994 Tom Nevans for the past several weeks has been remodeling the building at 19 W. Madison in preparation for the opening of The County Seat, which he said would be…
With a new chairman, two new trustees and a new legal adviser, much of Tuesdays hospital board meeting focused on planning. Loren Korte took the helm as chairman, succeeding Patti Boyd whose term expired at…
President Trump remains bullish that the North Korea nuclear threat can be contained. Speaking to reporters on Saturday, the president praised the incredible meeting he had the day before with a top representative of the…
WASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump said he is postponing his State of the Union address until the partial government shutdown ends, yielding after a weeklong showdown with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Following a high-stakes…
