HUMBOLDT — Daycare providers and early childhood educators will be celebrated in style Tuesday evening. The Allen County Child Care Task Force is hosting the celebration from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Humboldt Sports…

Even good news can present challenges. That was the upshot from Wednesday evening’s Community Conversation sponsored by Thrive Allen County. While everyone is excited about what Lehigh Portland State Park will bring to the area…

Knowing that in a few years’ time thousands of tourists will be flooding the new Lehigh Portland State Park has a few Iolans anxious about how well-prepared the area is to not only absorb the…

Thrive Allen County is hosting a community conversation in Iola at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the Iola Elementary School Cafeteria. Residents are encouraged to share their ideas, concerns and visions for Iola. For more information,…

HUMBOLDT — For all of its successes — and there are many — Humboldt faces challenges similar to countless other rural communities these days. Local employers are unable to keep fully staffed because of a…

LAHARPE — For all of the good in town — neighbors helping neighbors, infrastructure upgrades, etc. — LaHarpe still has plenty of issues that, if not addressed, will eventually threaten the community’s future. So said…

TOPEKA — Lehigh Portland is set to become Kansas’s 28th state park, fulfilling a dream 45 years in the making for local business representatives. The final legislative hurdles were cleared in short order Thursday when…

“The Great Unwinding” has begun. For those with Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), that means it’s time to apply for renewal.  For the past three years, those who qualify for Medicaid and…

GAS — There’s much to appreciate about living in Gas, a handful of residents agreed Tuesday evening. And in a refreshing look at its citizenry, few had much to complain about, either. Perhaps some residents…

While it’s yet to be known whether legislators will designate Lehigh Portland State Park as Kansas’ 29th state park, the information gathering process has been a fruitful history lesson.  Many locals were unaware the lake,…