Hospitalizations of U.S. children under 5 with COVID-19 soared in recent weeks to their highest level since the pandemic began, according to government data released Friday on the only age group not yet eligible for…

Playing with a child is an involved process — you just don’t realize it.  But peel back the layers and you see the building blocks for emotional stability being laid and verbal and motor skills…

Santa and his elves welcomed local children to the Snow Globe Experience Saturday morning on the square. In addition to a visit with Santa, children could take a Kiwanis train ride and fill out their…

Caleb Decker, 3, and little sister, Liliana, 2, were among the youngsters taking part in Christmas activities Saturday at LaHarpe City Hall. In addition to writing letters to Santa and visiting with St. Nick himself,…

Mattisyn Culp, a fourth-grader at Lincoln Elementary School, prepares herself for a COVID-19 vaccine shot from Allen County Health Department’s Megan Neville during a school clinic Thursday morning. About 25 students from kindergarten to fifth…

The “Library Littles” program launched last month at Iola Public Library will be held virtually at 10 a.m., Dec. 16 due to a recent surge in COVID-19 cases.   The library program is for preschoolers…

Local families will soon be able to have their children ages 5 to 11 vaccinated against COVID-19. The Southeast Kansas Multi-County Health Departments, which includes Allen County, expects to start administering vaccines for that age…

Kids got the nod to roll up their sleeves for a COVID jab on Tuesday, as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisers voted unanimously to authorize smaller-dosed Pfizer shots for children aged…

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama apartment complex was paid a visit by an unusual guest as children were coming home from school Monday afternoon: an alligator that crawled out of a storm drain. Kenisha…

RALEIGH, N.C. — With Pfizer officially requesting emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration, the process has started for the company’s COVID-19 vaccine to be authorized for children ages 5 to 11. Currently,…