Debbie Barnes Miles, a former Moran resident and Miss America in 1967, cut the ribbon for the new Klein Tool Company plant north of Moran. The ribbon-cutting ceremonies coincided with the annual Moran Day celebration.…

Heather Horton has a few pandemic messages for her fellow Kansans. “Don’t give up. Take each day as it comes,” she says, which is good advice in any situation. But also: “Think about the people,…

Allen County reported its highest number of new COVID-19 cases this past week with 27, a sharp increase from the previous week, which had just three new cases and the county’s first death. The county’s…

An Iola man is expected to be sentenced Monday for robbing a payday loan business at gunpoint in August of 2019. He evaded authorities by jumping into the Neosho River and floating away on a…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Criminals have targeted Kansas’ unemployment system in a multibillion dollar fraud scheme that has delayed relief payments to thousands of people around the state who lost their jobs during the coronavirus…

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Charles Carney has seen firsthand how disadvantaged Kansans have struggled with access to health care, especially amid the pandemic. Carney, a recovering alcoholic, said those in recovery often face a difficult…

UMW members made face masks and discussed the COVID-19 pandemic at their recent meeting at Calvary United Methodist Church.  Donna Grigsby discussed a Virtual Tea Party led by the Metro District UMW in North Texas.…

The cost of getting an appendectomy with private health insurance has soared since the early 2000s. So has the bill for a knee replacement. But the secrecy of prices negotiated between health care providers and…

Dear editor, As chairs of our respective county political parties we would like to take this opportunity to encourage all Allen County voters and citizens to participate in this year’s election with a spirit of…

New officers for 2020-2021 were installed at the Sept. 8 meeting of Kappa Alpha. They are: Janet Wilson, president, Patty Latta, vice president, Roberta Ellis, recording secretary, Kayla Wallace, social secretary, Jolene Boeken, treasurer, Rhodenia…