Madison Karnes, a sophomore at Iola High School, doesn’t like to be forced to read books. “I’m a slow reader, so I like to go at my own pace and absorb the information,” she said.…

LAHARPE — A lot can happen in 65 years. For Joyce and Harry Lee, who celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary today, the past several decades have brought them seven children, 24 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren.…

The gift-giving spirit of the holidays visited three area non-profits, courtesy of the Health Forward Foundation. Thrive Allen County, the City of LaHarpe, and Hope Unlimited each received substantial grants to help enhance their outreach. …

Architects outlined a possible design for a Career and Technical Education facility at Allen Community College. The presentation last week gave the board of trustees a look at options for two new buildings, one for…

CHANUTE — Living by the adage, “you can’t make more land,” area farmers and developers turned out in droves Monday to attend the auction of 475 acres owned by the estate of the late Mariam…

Walk into Fillmore Coffeehouse & Plant Cafe, and you might feel as if you’ve stepped into a scene from a Victorian Christmas. Pine, cedar and holly hang around windows and doors, festooned with paper ornaments…

With the bulk of Tuesday’s meeting being held in executive session, the Allen County commissioners held a brief public portion in which they heard routine updates. Allen County Appraiser Jami Clark discussed the purchase of…

Julianna Nelson was among the more than 60 youngsters who visited with Santa Claus during St. Nick’s visit to the LaHarpe Senior Citizens Center Saturday. The visit was organized by LaHarpe PRIDE, with support from…

ACC English instructor Tracy Lee took administrators to task last week, accusing a new policy regarding international students as discriminatory.  Lee requested Allen Community College board members change the newly implemented policy that requires international…

MORAN — Halie Luken, a speech, drama and Spanish teacher at Marmaton Valley High School, remembers when she proved the existence of Santa Claus.  She was around age 11, and her mom, Jackie Walls, was…