Allen County commissioners initiated steps for D&D Propane to build a retail operation just east of Humboldt on US 169. The commissioners approved the planning board’s recommendation on Monday to grant a conditional use zoning…

COLONY — Start the new year on the right foot by participating in the nationwide First Day Hikes program. Locally, the action begins at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Colony trailhead of the Prairie Spirit…

Looking ahead. That’s what John Brocker has been doing since he won the open Allen County commissioner District 3 seat Nov. 5. Brocker said his main goal is to cut taxes and control county spending.…

COLONY — A fire that destroyed Colony Community Church, 322 S. Garfield St., is under investigation as a possible crime, officials said. The fire was discovered at around 6 p.m. Thursday. Fire crews continued to…

Attorney Daniel Schowengerdt finds his commute between Iola and Kansas City to be surprisingly productive.  “Sometimes clients want to have an hour-long conversation, and it’s difficult to find that time during the work day,” he…

The end of the year marks a key deadline for local governments that received pandemic-era money from the American Rescue Plan Act in 2021. Officials have until Dec. 31 to declare how they plan to…

COLONY —”We want this to be a center of joy,” said Colony Christian Church Pastor Chase Riebel, referring to the church’s new building at 211 Catalpa St., just south of the town’s baseball and softball…

LONE ELM — When he fell on his driveway late November, David Ensminger knew exactly what he had broken.   “It was the same hip from 39 years ago,” when he was in a horrific…

There’s a three-letter word to explain why Patrick Matarazzo agreed to direct the Iola Area Symphony Orchestra. F-U-N. “They’re in it for fun,” he said. “Some of these people have been playing instruments for 20,…

LAHARPE — The Lee family Christmas gift exchange will be loaded with sentimentality Wednesday — and a dash of competition. On purpose. In fact, Harry and Joyce Lee have already told each of their seven…