Commissioner Jay Kingery twice has made motions to change meeting time for Neosho County commissioners from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Fridays to give constituents a better opportunity to attend.The other two commissioners, Mike…

A majority of Kansas senators voted Monday to give health clubs tax-exempt status.Senators reasoned health clubs are at a financial disadvantage to YMCA and YWCA health organizations which because of their non-profit designation are not…

Hospital employees have been learning en masse how to use its new electronic medical records system, trustees learned at their meeting Tuesday night. The basement meeting room has been “packed like sardines,” said Larry Peterson,…

Wesley United Methodist Church is using something a bit different to convey the message of Christ’s crucifixion for their Maundy Thursday program.Pastor Trudy Anderson said volunteers have strung up a screen in front of the…

Allen County commissioners recognized April as being Child Abuse Prevention month by signing a proclamation at their meeting Tuesday morning.Aimee Daniels, Court Appointed Special Advocates director, explained to commissioners the organization’s goals to help children…

Last year 159 children were taken from their homes because of abuse or neglect, but just 23 of them found refuge under the wings of Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteers.“I’d take 50 more volunteers,…

COFFEYVILLE — A 10-day layoff ended with two more losses for Allen Community College’s baseball team.The Red Devils dropped a pair of contests to host Coffeyville Community College Tuesday, 8-1 and 7-0.The defeats drop Allen’s…

While the Saturday night snowstorm cut short the inaugural Prairie Spirit Trail 100- and 50-mile races, it reinforced what race organizer Eric Steele knew all along: that ultramarathoners are some of the toughest athletes around.“In…

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The Allen Community College track and field team battled more than the elements Friday and Saturday.The Red Devils were the only junior college athletes competing at the Alabama Relays, hosted by the…

The season of waiting is almost over. All the preparation will be rewarded.No, not basketball. But Easter. When Sunday morning promises to dawn with the Good News that Christ has come again.The purpose of Lent…