A portion of Allen County may be a step closer to broadband internet access. The county commission agreed Tuesday to give their support via a letter and a $1,000 pledge to a broadband grant application…

The yellow buses lined up after school in the Ralls County School District look nearly identical. Except two of them aren’t like the others: they run on batteries. “It’s not as loud as the other…

HUMBOLDT — All students in the Humboldt school district are now eligible for free meals for the remainder of the school year. The district joins USD 257 in Iola in providing the free meals. USD…

Allen County’s Kylee Geffert was one of nine graduates of Leadership KFB earlier this month at  Kansas Farm Bureau’s annual meeting in Manhattan. Leadership KFB is focused on creating influential thought leaders who choose to…

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.…

The Iola Public Library will look at how Kansans contributed to a civil rights movement for the LGBTQ community Saturday. The library will host speaker Brandon West to discuss “Pride: From Stonewall to Small Town…

Allen Community College is taking steps to grow its early childhood education program. At the behest of Beth Toland, who has been in charge of the program since 2009, trustees voted Tuesday to add a…

“To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit.” – Stephen Hawking, Astrophysicist Two dozen wide-eyed stargazers, from toddlers to retirees, were treated to a lesson in the heavens Thursday.…

Joe Exotic, the Tiger King, and other celebrities visited Humboldt Middle School Wednesday to talk about their ties to Kansas. “My interest in the beloved felines started when the local game warden called me about…

When it comes to music, there’s something special about using only your voice, Jeff Smith contends. In a more traditional setting, with instruments such as a piano, guitar or drums, a vocalist can relax at…