Like many bicyclists in the area, Richard Webber makes regular use of the Prairie Spirit Trail that runs from Ottawa to Iola — not to mention the Southwind Rail Trail extension that ends in Humboldt.…

An Associated Press dispatch reported Cliven Bundy told an Independent American Party gathering in St. George, Utah, last weekend God provided him personal inspiration in his showdown with the federal government over grazing cattle on…

To the editor,Where does one begin to respond to the Aug. 4 letter to the editor? First, having breast cancer does not mean a woman has had an abortion. Having said that, I do not…

Allen County commissioners, albeit on a split vote, gave Iola a little breathing room Tuesday as the city deals with a projected $378,000 shortfall in ambulance service funding.On a motion made two weeks ago by…

A couple of early missteps did little to slow business for a pair of sisters and their friend Tuesday afternoon.Sophie and Olivia Carney and Payton Shaw set up a lemonade stand at the intersection of…

Iolan Trent Latta is in an Overland Park hospital today, recovering from injuries he suffered in a one-vehicle accident north of Iola Tuesday.Latta was injured when the farm truck he was driving dipped onto the…

ERIE — Timothy Wayne Charboneau, 23, Erie, died in a one-vehicle accident Tuesday evening after officers said he fled from police in rural Neosho County.According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, Erie police officers were pursuing…

Tuesday’s Republican primary election provided a crystal clear civics lesson for Allen Countians — every vote counts.By the time the last ballots were tallied, Jerry Daniels, Humboldt, led Jim Mueller of Moran by one vote…

Allen County has pedaled even farther in the National Bike Challenge since June, tracking an incredible 20,524 miles. That’s 15,000 more miles in two months.“Allen County’s success in the National Bike Challenge has been an…

If the old saying “close but no cigar” were employed, either Jerry Daniels or Jim Mueller is going to be short a stogie come next week.Their race for the First District seat on the Allen…