Four candidates hoping to serve as Allen County Regional Hospital’s next administrator have visited the hospital and community over the past two weeks. Local officials and those from Saint Luke’s Health System of Kansas City…

“There’s probably a story in each one of those numbers,” said commissioner Bruce Symes during an annual report from communications director Angela Murphy. And indeed, call statistics to the Allen County Emergency Communications Center over…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas lawmakers are moving toward eliminating limits on local property taxes they say are ineffective in favor of a proposal aimed at requiring officials to be more transparent about upcoming levies.…

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has advised communities to take precautions in the event that the coronavirus spreads — something officials believe to be inevitable. “Ultimately, we expect we will see coronavirus…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists can’t tell yet how deadly the new virus that’s spreading around the globe really is — and deepening the mystery, the fatality rate differs even within China. As infections of the…

Dennis C. Rice, age 66, died Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, in his home.  He was born Oct. 26, 1953 in Tulsa, Okla., to Arlean Rice Sr. and Eunna Faye (Jones) McMillian.  He married Nancy Pulley…

Howard Reiter gave the communion meditation on the power of prayer. (Ref: James 5:16) Pastor Chase Riebel gave a sermon on “The Gift,” referring to Luke 15:11-24, the parable of the Prodigal Son. When the…

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Rival Democratic candidates moved urgently to blunt Bernie Sanders’ momentum Tuesday, charging in a crucial debate here that he is misleading voters about the cost of his ambitious agenda and warning that his…

Dear Carolyn: My parents started a college fund for each of my kids and said it was so they could go to any college of their choice. I am incredibly grateful. My husband and I…

Perhaps it was a coincidence, but it seemed a jolt to Wall Street is what has spurred White House officials to take up action against the coronavirus. On Monday, the stock market dropped by more…