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LAHARPE — A pair of upcoming events will help shine the spotlight on LaHarpe’s Veterans of Foreign Wars post. On Saturday, LaHarpe will host the District 3 VFW Fall Conference, the second straight year LaHarpe…

The crowd was smaller, but there was still plenty of fun to be had Sunday, to kick off the 2020 Allen County Fair. Sunday’s activities — arts and crafts and home environment judging, followed by…

The shows will go on, but very carefully and with safety in mind. The Bowlus Fine Arts Center plans to move three shows to the fall, after being postponed from this spring because of the…

The Prairie Rose 4H club enjoyed a late afternoon of caroling at Moran Manor prior to their monthly meeting. The club also donated a box of FFA fruit to the workers at the Manor.  Seventeen…

Throngs of spectators turned out Saturday for the annual Le Roy Homecoming Parade, including Smokey the Clown, representing the Shriners.   Others partaking in the festivities were, lower left, Southern Coffey County High School band…

A good time — as well as a belief in goodness itself — can be found in Colony this weekend, as the annual Colony Day celebration returns. “Believe There is Good in the World” sets…

Saturday?s LaHarpe Day celebration drew folks of all ages to take part in the annual festival?s resumption     LaHarpe VFW members Theresa Yatzbacher, left, and Ed Hoover ride a float in the parade. BY…

A pair of thieves might want to think again before stealing what may be the most iconic vehicle in Iola history. Marv Smith, Iola?s long-time cross country coach, reported the theft of his 1971 Chevrolet…

HUMBOLDT — Six members attended the South Logan FCE meeting Tuesday at the Humboldt Library. Allen County Fair details were discussed. Members were unable to decorate local graves because of the weather. Members expressed sympathy…

 1844 — The Great Flood of 1844 is the biggest flood ever recorded on the Missouri River and Upper Mississippi River in terms of discharge. The flood was widespread since the region had little to…