Month: June 2026

A no-holds-barred bout of partisan redistricting has been won by Republicans. Now it’s up to voters to decide whether it matters for control of Congress. Republicans could net about 10 additional U.S. House seats in…

Ukrainian long-range drones struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg and set it ablaze, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday, sending smoke billowing over the city where President Vladimir Putin was born as it hosts Russia’s…

A few of the Allen County Area May Athlete of the Month nominations will spend their summer months taking the next step in their athletic careers while others left area sports fans with plenty to…

My 92-year-old father spent most of the weekend trying to load a very heavy piece of equipment onto his trailer to take it away for scrap. His tractor just wasn’t doing the job. I was…

Continuing President Donald Trump’s abuse of government power against his perceived enemies, his hatchet men in the Justice Department have reportedly launched a criminal investigation into the nonprofit American Future Republic, run by LinkedIn co-founder…

Elsmore is nestled in the southeastern portion of Allen County. There isn’t much left in the little town. There is a bar on the west end of what used to be main street. At the…

FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Ricardo Pepi thought back to how much had changed in four years. He hung up the phone when then-U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter called him in November 2022 with the decision to…

The Pioneer League picked a trio of Iola Mustangs for the 2026 baseball All-Pioneer League Team. Future Fort Scott pitcher/catcher Tre Wilson was Iola’s only first team selection. Coming off a knee injury that held…

After a surprising return to form as a team loaded with underclassmen, the Iola Mustangs’ softball team received multiple All-Pioneer League recognitions. Sophomore utility player Addie Wacker, freshman pitcher Haidyn Desmarteau and freshman first baseman…