Allen County Area Retired School Personnel met May 4 in the Mary Ellen Stadler room at Allen Community College. President John Sheehan presided over the meeting and introduced Dan Kays, executive director of the Bowlus…

A 64-year-old bartender loves pi — and it led him to score a jackpot win in North Carolina. “I’ve always been an extremely big math person,” Jonathan Ruby told the N.C. Education Lottery. “I picked…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A baby formula shortage in the United States is driving parents to swap, sell and offer leftover supplies to each other, while President Joe Biden plans to speak with manufacturers and retailers…

Sunday evening sky watchers will have a chance to watch a spectacular lunar eclipse. And the timing of this eclipse will allow us to enjoy the sky show without getting up in the middle of…

LVIV, Ukraine — As Finland’s leaders dealt him a blow by announcing their support for joining NATO, Russian President Vladimir Putin reaffirmed his determination to maintain Moscow’s sway over eastern Ukraine as Russian forces pounded…

OLATHE — Gov. Laura Kelly took a trip to a Hy-Vee store to sign a bipartisan bill Wednesday phasing out over three years the state’s 6.5% sales tax on groceries, but would prefer the Legislature…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — For the first time, scientists have grown plants in soil from the moon collected by NASA’s Apollo astronauts. Researchers had no idea if anything would sprout in the harsh moon…

Braxton Curry still remembers what it was like to enter Iola High School as a freshman. She was very nervous. Older students warned her that some teachers were “really mean and scary.” Years later, as…

Hayden Hermreck is following his parents’ footsteps as he moves on to Ottawa University. Hermreck, a 2019 Crest High graduate now completing his time at Allen Community College, signed a letter of intent this week…

Ryker Curry proves you can be devoted to your passion for sports, but still keep focused on academics. Ryker — along with his twin sister, Braxton — is one of six valedictorian candidates for Iola…