Richard Petty, with a record 200 Cup Series wins, seven championships and a first-ballot inductee into the Hall of Fame, is considered NASCAR’s greatest driver. He is spending the season celebrating 75 years of NASCAR…

Donald “Bill” Allen Brixey Sr., age 85, died Tuesday, July 2, 2024, at Kansas City, Mo. He was born on Feb. 4, 1939, in Iola, to R.S. “Bill” and Georgia (Brooks) Brixey. He married Leanna…

HOUSTON (AP) — Lionel Messi stepped up to take Argentina’s first penalty kick in a Copa America shootout against Ecuador, just like he did in the 2022 World Cup final victory over France. Only this…

We asked readers to channel their inner Carolyn Hax and answer this question. Some of the best responses are below. Hello Carolyn: I met a cool woman out at a party with mutual friends. We…

In determining their annual budget, Allen County Commissioners Tuesday approved $24,000 for the local animal shelter by using funds received from the Prairie Queen Wind Farm.  Not only that, but commissioners said they would look…

Growing up in De Soto, I saw our community’s economy fluctuate with the ups and downs of the Sunflower Army Ammunition plant. Oddly, when our country was in conflict, our community was flush. So when…

Dear editor, My younger brother Phil Churning committed suicide while incarcerated at the Allen County Jail.  He told corrections officers several times he was depressed and needed to get in touch with mental health. They…

Dear editor, Is it too late to remind the citizens of the United States that we do not have a two-party system for electing officials?  The Democrats and Republicans work very hard to convince people…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Early last week, floodwater in rural Minnesota pushed debris against a more than century-old dam and then carved a path around it, eroding so much of the riverbank that most of…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has approved the largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank in over three decades, a settlement tracking group said Wednesday, a move that is likely to worsen already soaring…