Iola High School senior Trevelle Means was looking forward to walking across the stage to accept his high school diploma. Graduation is one of the key moments in the shift from childhood to adulthood. For…

Allen County residents who have traveled to Johnson County since March 15 are asked to quarantine themselves for 14 days, according to the latest information from the SEK Multi-County Health Departments. The recommendation also applies…

The efforts to stop the spread of coronavirus in the educational systems hit the family of Jen and Ben Taylor with a triple whammy. First, daughters Abigail and Olivia learned their classes at Brigham Young…

County commissioners and department heads have closed the Allen County Courthouse, and declared a state of emergency in response to the COVID-19 crisis. The state of emergency will last 60 days; the courthouse closure will…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mexico and the U.S. announced Friday that they would prohibit all “non-essential” travel across their shared border as part of efforts to control the spread of the coronavirus.  Both countries and Canada…

According to county clerk Sherrie Riebel, Allen County’s Meals on Wheels program will be suspended Monday, until further notice. The service caters to about 80 households in Iola, Gas, LaHarpe and Moran. Riebel said, though,…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas on Friday launched a new program to provide short-term, no-interest loans to bars, restaurants, taverns and motels struggling to cover operating expenses because of the economic toll of the coronavirus…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., is asking for an ethics review after coming under criticism for selling off as much as $1.7 million in stocks just before the market dropped…

WASHINGTON (AP) — First, some of the coronavirus tests didn’t work. Then there weren’t enough to go around. Now, just as the federal government tries to ramp up nationwide screening, laboratory workers are warning of…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s 40 million residents should stay home indefinitely and venture out only for essential jobs, errands and some exercise, Gov. Gavin Newsom said, warning that the coronavirus pandemic threatens to overwhelm…