State crews loaded with chainsaws and skid steers arrived at Lehigh Portland State Park this week to cull unwanted trees and vegetation.  “We’re removing some cedars and other invasive species to let the good stuff…

As Allen Countians continue to clear up damage from Friday’s storm, David Fontaine has set his sights on the Southwind Rail Trail. The hiking and biking trail that connects Iola and Humboldt has been closed…

HUMBOLDT — Two of Allen County’s most popular recreational trails may soon be integrated into a bicycle route system spanning the state. Humboldt City Council members were given a glimpse of what organizers hope will…

If there’s an upside to doing grueling manual labor in the sweltering heat Thursday, it’s that the four Southern Star employees volunteering their efforts did so on Thursday, and not next week, James Gentry said.…

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Plans are underway to connect a Civil War-era commercial port on the Missouri River and a Kansas City park where Lewis and Clark once camped. The Northeast Kansas City, Kansas,…

Think of it as a theater production. The curtain opens on a young man, following a trail through the woods. Along the way, he meets a romantic interest, ends up in a new place and…

A series of trails around Allen Community College and Allen County Regional Hospital are planned to improve the health of local residents and employees.  Thrive Allen County is working to build the trails around the…

Spring is arriving in Allen County, as trees flower and everything starts to turn green. The evidence can be seen as you look out of John Brown’s Cave on the Lehigh Trail System on Tuesday.…

In recent years, a group of steely determined volunteers, equipped with various grants and an occasional assist from the city helped convert empty industrial land and an abandoned railroad right-of-way near Iola into one of…

OAK PARK, Ill. (AP) — It was a sunny day, the first in about a week when temperatures had climbed past the 50-degree mark, and people in Chicago did what they always do on such…