For many, the Fourth of July holiday may be a day off from work, but Karen Blakeslee says it’s not a day off from food safety. “Handling food safely is important every day, not just…

HUMBOLDT — Kristen Cook, a second grade teacher at Humboldt Elementary School, ignored the numerous emails last fall about a certain teachers award, assuming they were spam.  Then one day she opened one of the…

Youngsters who visit the Allen County Farmers Market Thursday will get a Fourth of July flag. The market runs from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Jefferson Avenue on the east side of the courthouse square.…

TOPEKA — Kansans from Liberal to Leavenworth will need to wear a mask in public starting Friday. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly said she will issue a new executive order later this week requiring masks. While…

We are only a few weeks away from the start of the Allen County Fair — and I usually write an anticipatory column to incite excitement and attendance of the Fair.  Past columns have been…

Reports of positive COVID-19 cases increased significantly in the past week in the four counties served by the SEK Multi-County Health Departments. Director Rebecca Johnson issued a weekly update Monday, which showed increased positive cases…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A commercial real estate broker from Salina who ran for Congress 10 years ago and an eye surgeon from Finney County are trying to draw attention to themselves and distinctions from…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Eight Republican lawmakers attended a White House briefing about explosive allegations that Russia secretly offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing American troops in Afghanistan — intelligence the White House insisted the…

WASHINGTON —Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. joined the Supreme Court’s liberal justices to deal a surprising setback to abortion opponents on Monday, striking down a restrictive Louisiana abortion law and reaffirming the court’s past…

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union announced today that it will reopen its borders to travelers from 14 countries, but most Americans have been refused entry for at least another two weeks due to soaring coronavirus infections…