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Bryan and Alisha Clay proudly display the enormous tree that landed on their house after it was uprooted during a sudden storm on Sunday morning. The Clays had been living in the home on North…

No sooner had I descended the sandstone staircase leading to the ancient tree trail at Cross Timbers State Park near Toronto Point, than a white-tailed doe erupted from the undergrowth and set to crashing through…

It’s hardly news, or even worth the effort, to point out times are changing. Change is the one constant, as the country and beyond look to find a “new normal” in the COVID-19 era, where…

The line of customers at TLC Greenhouse continued to grow Thursday afternoon. With social distancing guidelines that required them to stay at least 6 feet apart, they roamed through the aisles with carts full of…

Iola’s public facilities will reopen in phases, the city announced in a Facebook post Friday. The items coincide with Gov. Laura Kelly’s announcement that a blanket statewide stay-at-home order will be allowed to expire Sunday,…

HUMBOLDT — Cardboard boxes. Paper plates, plastic cups and disposable utensils. Legos. Rusted metal springs and pop cans. Those items may not sound like robot material, but that’s exactly what sixth grade students in Humboldt…

Gov. Laura Kelly will talk about her plans to reopen Kansas at 6:30 tonight. The public address will be broadcast live on television and radio stations, and on Facebook at Facebook.com/GovLauraKelly/ . Gov. Kelly issued…

Several safeguards will be put in place for the Allen County Farmers Market, which opens for the 2020 growing season next Thursday. Social distance guidelines will be followed in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers…

Don’t ask high school students to read books written by long-dead white men. That was just one of the takeaways Iola High School English teachers learned at a recent education conference. Students must feel engaged…

If Gov. Laura Kelly allows stay-at-home orders to expire Sunday, Allen County Regional Hospital is ready to restart elective surgeries on Monday. Other services that have been postponed or reduced — like group therapy for…