Broc Ivy and Karoline Covey were crowned Humboldt High School’s 2026 Fall Homecoming King and Queen Friday. The ceremony highlighted a dramatic 42-27 win over Central Heights, to improve the Cubs to 4-1 on the…

Cynthia Chalker, foreground at left, Special Needs Consultant for Southeast Kansas Library System, talks with Maci Russell at Iola Public Library’s community meet-and-greet Saturday. Tagging along are Russell’s daughters, Evelyn, age 6, and Kinzley, age…

For Iola High School students, the first step toward college may be as simple as staying in the classroom they already know. The Mustang Acceleration Scholarship is being developed to make that step easier by…

Gultchy Amore knows his words, and his music, aren’t for everyone. But he’s not trying to reach everyone, either. His language is as brash as his looks, molded by decades in the punk music scene.…

MORAN — Local residents hoping to have a say in the town’s future will get their chance Tuesday. Thrive Allen County will host its annual Moran Community Conversation at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Moran…

When someone calls 911, Allen County EMS personnel are likely walking into the worst moment of that person’s life. New EMS Director Colter Whiting wants the community to understand just how much training, equipment and…

Allen Community College has been awarded a $380,000 grant from The Patterson Family Foundation to support the launch of the college’s new Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) training program. A portion of the grant funding will…

For 16-year-old Manuela Cardoso da Silva, one of the biggest excitements about spending a school year in Kansas has nothing to do with the size of the state or the distance from her home. It…

ELSMORE — One of Elsmore’s biggest blessings—a calm and friendly lifestyle, where everybody knows everybody—can also pose as its biggest challenge. With a population struggling to stay above 50 residents most years, Elsmore does not…

HUMBOLDT — When the late Dr. Arthur Carlson was once attending a cottage prayer, he became a bit pensive when talk turned to drawing a large crowd for an upcoming church revival. At the time,…