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Allen Community College continues to navigate and make adjustments due to COVID-19, but appears to be controlling the virus on campus more successfully than earlier in the semester. According to vice president Cynthia Jacobson, ACC…

About a month ago, Sharla Miller was scrambling. She knew she needed to do something; the response from last year’s “13 Reasons to Fly SEK” conference had been too positive to ignore. Yet the pandemic…

Bill Brecheisen’s memory has faded, but only slightly, from his stint in World War II. He recounts with stunning clarity his 503 days on the front lines, from the invasions and eventual liberation of Sicily…

Kyle Griffeth doesn’t remember the names of all the combat outposts he was stationed at in Afghanistan, but he can’t forget the Tangi Valley. Tangi Valley “was the worst,” said Griffeth. “I was there for…

Those looking for a special way to celebrate the Christmas season this year will find a welcome occasion to do so in “Christmas with the Celts,” the Bowlus Fine Arts Center’s first show of the…

Allen County commissioners voted 2-1 to help Our Market move one step closer to opening a grocery store in Humboldt, putting an end to several months of debate and following a precedent established by aiding…

Students at the Rural Regional Technical Center in LaHarpe likely will spend much of their next semester renovating a house.  The USD 257 school board approved spending up to $100,000 to move a house from…

Watching as the snow glided slowly to the earth, I wondered if the swirling white flakes would have reminded Swan Olson of home. He’d crossed the Atlantic from Sweden to eventually find himself in southeastern…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt council members approved investing $20,000 with Amy and Scott Welch to put toward the renovation of Our Market, their up-and-coming grocery store that will partner with their butcher shop. “We’ll recoup that…

Rebuilding U.S. 54 through Iola could cost as much as $13 million. Iola City Council members took their first extensive look Monday at what may be involved in rebuilding the road, if and when that…