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Humboldt’s Faith Assembly of God Church was among the many local houses of worship to be adorned with lighted crosses over the weekend. The gesture was a nod to the annual Biblesta celebration, which was…

This year’s Farm City Days medallion will soon be yours for the finding, but you must first purchase a button by midnight tonight. Due to COVID-19, there are no physical buttons this year. Instead, “virtual”…

It’s 7:57 on a Monday morning, and Brett Willis and his friends are walking up the sidewalk to the high school.  Brett forgot his mask. He throws his water bottle into the courtyard and stomps…

Allen County’s first jail is brimming with ghosts. Some are trying to escape. Others teeter on the brink of madness. A few are just plain drunk and disorderly. Last time I walked by, the specter…

Sure, there was plenty of post-race fireworks Saturday (see related story here) but Allen Community College’s cross country teams had plenty of excitement during the event itself. The Allen men’s squad, currently ranked second in…

With all apologies to Charles Dickens, Saturday was the best and worst of times for Vince DeGrado. First the good. DeGrado’s Allen Community College cross country teams both shined, with the Red Devil men placing…

The LaHarpe Veterans of Foreign Wars Post Auxiliary members gathered for a District 3 Fall Conference Saturday. The Auxiliary has a second special event this week, when Sandi Onstwedder, national Auxiliary president, pays a visit…

In the early months of the coronavirus pandemic, several newly unemployed residents sought out Rep. Kent Thompson. They needed help processing their unemployment claims. The Kansas Department of Labor’s antiquated computer system couldn’t keep up…

Alana Cloutier remembers her first voting experience. She accompanied her father to a voting booth in 1984, when she was just a child. He jokingly told the poll workers she was there to vote for…

Monarchs are on the move and heading through southeast Kansas. “We’re part of their annual migration pattern,” explained Randy Rasa, naturalist and trail steward for Thrive Allen County. And what a migration it is, with…