Casey Godinez, a care coordinator with Thrive Allen County, didn’t know much about the “Medicaid coverage gap.” Then she met those who fell into it. “You shake your head because it just doesn’t make sense,”…

The local health department will no longer investigate COVID-19 cases or report weekly totals because of a state-level change. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment will take over that responsibility. The Allen County Health…

I always find that my home seems a little bare after the holidays when the tree is taken down and all of the holiday knick-knacks are put away. To be quite honest, it can be…

The clear, crisp notes of “The First Noel” echoed across the square Friday afternoon as the Iola High School Brass Choir went caroling with their trumpets, French horns and tubas. Shown in a photograph, playing…

MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Rural Kansas hospitals are struggling to transfer patients as COVID-19 numbers surge, with some patients left stranded in emergency rooms for a week while they wait for a bed.  Space also…

Families live in a busy world in which time together is often lost in the buzz of activity. Family bonding time is important to maintain close relationships. In Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, belonging and love…

Because we have the tools to fight COVID-19 at our disposal, there’s no need for the country to go into lockdown, despite the introduction of a new variant that is sweeping the country. It’s simple.…

EL DORADO — Moran’s Haylee Meiwes has been named to the President’s List for her academic prowess during the fall 2021 semester at Butler County Community College. The recognition goes to students who maintain a…

TOPEKA — The SPARK executive board of state officials and business advisers agreed to move ahead Monday with allocation of federal funding for $100 million in commercial building infrastructure projects and $50 million in direct…

Over the first portion of Allen’s men’s basketball season, one of the unsung heroes has been Kansas City, Mo. sophomore Ahmed Mahgoub. Mahgoub, in his second season at Allen, has played 12 of the Red…