Child abuse often isn’t easily detectable.  Which doesn’t make it any less damaging.  In recognition of April as Child Abuse Awareness Month in Allen County, representatives from Hope Unlimited and Court-Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) visited…

Lawmakers in the Kansas House and Senate work just a few hundred feet away from each other in the Statehouse. But they’re far apart from one another on the best way to address rising property…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Undeterred by a stock market collapse that has continued for days, President Donald Trump threatened additional tariffs on China on Monday, raising fresh concerns that his drive to rebalance the global economy could intensify…

A second unvaccinated school-aged child in West Texas died from a measles-related illness, a hospital spokesman confirmed Sunday, as the outbreak continues to swell. Aaron Davis, a spokesperson for UMC Health System in Lubbock, Texas,…

SENECA, Kan. (AP) — An Oklahoma man has been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting a Catholic priest at a church rectory in northeast Kansas, authorities said Friday. Officers called to the Saints…

A church is known by its people.   That’s a relief to Pastor Tony Godfrey.   Because if its identity depends on its building, then Harvest Baptist Church might have an identity complex, it’s been…

As the 2025 season of the Allen County Farmers Market approaches, the market faces several potential challenges, including concerns about long-term funding for SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) and changes in leadership.  Federal cuts have…

The Iola Area Chamber of Commerce hosted one of the largest annual awards night crowds in the organization’s history Thursday, with more than 270 Chamber businesses and other guests filling the Recreation Community Building at…

Former Allen County Sheriff Bryan Murphy was taken to the hospital early Friday morning for “non-emergent” injuries he suffered in a two-vehicle accident east of LaHarpe. Current Sheriff Anthony Maness said Murphy — who now…

Rep. Derek Schmidt acknowledged “there’s a lot of uncertainty and unpredictability” within the economic and political climate, both in Washington, D.C.,, and closer to home in Kansas. Schmidt, former Kansas senator and attorney general, was…