Casey Cook celebrated her 35th birthday in May of 2020, during the most intense days of the COVID-19 lockdown. She had been working as a paraprofessional in the Crest school district when classes were canceled…

Elks Lake will come alive with the sounds of the 60s and 70s, up to the music of today, when the annual Lake Fest returns on Saturday, Sept. 11. The all-day music festival will bring…

Raúl Munguía is ready to make some beautiful music. The Honduras native is the new director and conductor for the Iola Area Symphony Orchestra, which began practicing Monday night for its fall concert on Oct.…

HUMBOLDT — Be bold. Be bold in your thinking. Be bold with your ideas and your vision. Be bold with projects. That’s the idea behind A Bolder Humboldt, a development group led by the Joe…

They’re a blast from the past. By day, Betsey and Jonathon Goering devote themselves to teaching high school and the economic development of Allen County, respectively, but on many a night and weekend they transform…

Workers in a range of professions are experiencing what has come to be known as COVID burnout, characterized by a lack of motivation, fatigue, depression or isolation. After an intensive year of war against a…

Plant roots, and see what grows. The Lehigh Roots Festival began seven years ago as a way to honor blues, folk and bluegrass music as well as enjoy the surroundings of Elks Lake. The event…

Performer Martin Dubé offers a great way to de-stress from life these days. Dubé, a comedian, impressionist and singer all rolled into one, will perform at 2 and 7 p.m. Feb. 13 at the Bowlus…

The Iola Symphony Orchestra gathered for its first practice of the season. Allen Community College music director Jeffrey Anderson is conducting the orchestra this year. The first performance will be in February.

Daniel Kays, director of the Bowlus Fine Arts Center, couldn’t help but get a little emotional as he listened to musician Albert Cummings and his band perform in September. The audience tapped along to the…