LONE ELM — When he fell on his driveway late November, David Ensminger knew exactly what he had broken.   “It was the same hip from 39 years ago,” when he was in a horrific…

“It’s easy to say you’d do anything for your kids,” Cassandra Hazen of Neodesha said. But for someone in the throes of addiction, it takes something even more powerful than love to keep those kinds…

SWANNANOA, N.C. (AP) — Rescuers fanned out across the mountains of western North Carolina on Tuesday in search of anyone still unaccounted for since Hurricane Helene’s remnants caused catastrophic damage to the Southeast, with the…

Adapted from an online discussion. Dear Carolyn: How do you know when to break up a marriage after a partner has an affair? I’ve been married for almost 25 years. My spouse had a six-month…

Two days a week, Richard Dudley, age 77, puts his handyman skills to the test as he assembles lawnmowers, barbecue grills, wood splitters and other items at Bomgaars Supply. His work is proof of just…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas court system needs at least $2.6 million in additional funds to recover from an October cyberattack that prevented the electronic filing of documents and blocked online access to records…

Changing the way people think about substance misuse starts with changing the language. That’s not easy, Charlie Harding, SEK Recovery House manager, said. “I come from a 12-step background so that’s a lot of ‘hi,…

Earlier this fall, Robin Griffin-Lohman and Nich Lohman purchased the home at 810 Meadowbrook Rd.  Ever since, they’ve spent their weekends and days off there, fixing up, cleaning. They’ve painted the exterior, put down new…

Local advocates will gather Friday at the Recovery House at 16 N. Buckeye to recognize September as National Recovery Month from substance abuse disorders. Since 1989, Recovery Month has been held every September to promote…

Their stories were markedly different in many aspects, but with similar themes. The four most recent graduates of Allen County Drug Court — an intense, supervised recovery program drug offenders can complete as a means…