Walt Whitman, one of America’s greatest poets, spent plenty of time thinking about grass. He is best known for his poetry collection “Leaves of Grass.” In it, he contemplates the “hopeful green stuff,” comparing it…

Allen Community College is saying thanks, but no thanks, to a piece of state funding that carried quite a poison pill. College trustees were unanimous Tuesday in rejecting what would have amounted to more than…

The March Allen Community College Board of Trustees meeting has been moved to 7 p.m., March 12, in the Spencer Ambler Board Room at the ACC campus. The meeting has been pushed back a day…

FORT SCOTT — Allen Community College’s women didn’t exactly set the world on fire with their offensive output. It didn’t need to, not with Allen’s defense as stifling as ever. The Red Devils held host…

FORT SCOTT — Allen Community College put six players in double figures as the Red Devils pulled ahead early and defeated Fort Scott, 92-81, Wednesday. The victory levels Allen’s Jayhawks Conference record at 4-4 (9-12…

Rumor on campus said it’d been around 40 years since the last homecoming dance at Allen Community College. No one really knew when, exactly. Just that it’d fallen by the wayside, a distant memory of…

Allen Community College will introduce its new president, Dr. Lyvier Leffler, at a community reception Thursday, Jan. 30. The informal meet-and-greet is from 5 to 7 p.m. at ACC’s Stadler Room. Leffler’s first day on…

The community will have a chance next week to weigh in on qualities and qualifications they want in the next president of Allen Community College. The college will offer three public forums at 10 a.m.,…

Allen Community College encountered a rash of identity theft cases recently, as “fake students” attempted to enroll for the summer and fall semesters. Administrators and staff were able to identify the problem and the group…

John Masterson may have retired as Allen Community College president, but he still considers everyone there — trustees, faculty, staff, students — as family. And “when your family asks, ‘Will you help us?’” Masterson said…