One of the reasons Allen County was awarded the prestigious Culture of Health Prize today is that the people of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation recognized our efforts to tackle problems together.Now, that’s not as…

In what he hopes will keep his son out from behind prison bars, a Kansas City father routinely takes his son to municipal court proceedings. The idea is to graphically illustrate the consequences of bad…

People are busy. Families are busy. Lives are chaotic and full. Sometimes we forget that all of our days are made up of minutes and seconds that make up our lives. Everyone, rich, middle class,…

A few years ago when Leon Thompson auctioned the prize-winning pie at the Kincaid Fair I couldn’t resist.Two reasons: I’m a fool for a good homemade pie — which it most certainly was — and…

As fall draws near, motorists would be well advised to watch more closely for deer crossing roads and highways.During the rut, the time when deer go into a mating frenzy, the animals range about more,…

Kansas Corrections Secretary Joe Norwood seems caught up in a wave of rationalization.After inmates at the Norton facility rioted a week ago, he reasoned mass protests that have unfurled across the nation in recent weeks…

Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins’ announcement of a few weeks ago that she would forego seeking re-election created seismic political pressures in the Kansas Second District, which includes Allen County.Jenkins had hinted of her announcement earlier, and…

The mission of Humanity House is to bridge the disconnect in our community. We are like the links in a great chain. When Humanity House first came to be, there were hundreds of separate pieces…

On Wednesday, President Donald Trump agreed to raise the debt ceiling and increase spending to avert an imminent government shutdown.Mr. Trump stunned fellow Republicans by agreeing with congressional Democratic leaders Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep.…

Tom Ellis is, if anything, visionary. He has a deep love for Iola — returned when he could have stayed in California, more conducive to his artistic bent — and spends a good measure of…