CHICAGO — Now is not the time for bold proclamations. The young Royals players getting regular cracks at the starting lineup are still searching for firm footing in the major leagues. They’re still juggling the…

Urban Meyer’s Ohio State program has been one of the best in college football and for the most part has avoided major off-field issues and player behavior problems that tarnished his championship teams at Florida.…

While Carolyn Hax is away, readers give the advice. On dieting and resisting food pressure from others: I’ve found the most effective replies to be those that would be given convincingly by someone who was…

Allen County Commissioner Tom Williams resigned Tuesday, effective Aug. 17, to take a job investigating fraud in the attorney general’s office. Williams, a former Allen County Sheriff, said he and his wife, Margo, expected to…

For the second time in 11 years, Dennis and Jamie Walden must rebuild. The Waldens’ home at 710 N. Second St. was destroyed by a fire Tuesday afternoon. Jamie was the only one home when…

Allen County commissioners, following their practice for decisions of consequence, will vote next week on a request handed them Tuesday morning for a $50,000 grant to help fund a Thrive project to draw visitors to…

LAHARPE — Electricity is about to become more expensive for LaHarpe residents. And there’s not much the city or its residents can do about it. LaHarpe City Council members peppered a Westar representative at a…

SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday stopped the release of blueprints to make untraceable and undetectable 3D-printed plastic guns as President Donald Trump questioned whether his administration should have agreed to allow the…

Twelve Wings of Warriors members met July 12 at the Gas Community Center. New T-shirts have arrived for the chapter’s 102 sponsors. Since January, Wings of Warriors has assisted 55 cancer patients. Anybody who knows…

Calendar Monday-Cemetery Board meeting, City Office, 7 p.m.; Aug. 8-Rural Water District No. 5 Board Meeting, Board Office, 8 p.m. School calendar Aug 13-Fall practices begin; Crest Board of Education meeting, Board Office, 7 p.m.…