HUMBOLDT — K.B. Criss’ first official meeting as new superintendent of schools at Humboldt USD 258 was a quiet one, mostly bookkeeping to do with the beginning of the school year; board representatives were named…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt City Council members will decide in August whether they will send unclaimed dogs and cats collected by local police officers to the new Allen County Animal Rescue Facility.The council was given a…

HUMBOLDT — A divided Humboldt City Council voted Monday to continue pursuing a $350,000 grant that would fund a new community building and senior citizens center.The vote, a 3-3 deadlock, forced a tie-breaking vote by…

In an effort to pique the interest of the young in local history, the Allen County Historical Museums is starting a scavenger hunt of sorts.A monthly question will be posted on the comics page of…

Outdoor privies are reappearing in Iola, except this time they are front and center.Two colorfully painted toilet stools are being used by The Family Physicians Relay for Life team to raise money for the American…

USD 257 board members voted unanimously to support litigation by Schools for Fair Funding seeking additional state money. Along with membership dues, which fund lobbying by SFFF, the district will pay $4,065 to participate in…

Nova M. Wright,  89, of Blue Mound, died Monday, July 12, 2010, at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott.  She was born July 8, 1921, in Selma, to Roy and Malinda Fetters Miller.  She married…

Reta M. (Wilson) Jacobs, 88, of Lawrence, grandmother of Clint Breithaupt of Iola, died Sunday, July 11, 2010, at her home.She was born May 22, 1922, in Lawrence, to Clarence E. and Della Mae (Hatch)…

Visitation for Serilda Cassandra “Cassie” Damron, whose death Sunday was reported in Monday’s Register, will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapels in Iola.Funeral services will be at…

Marvin Gerald Vasterling, 66, of Westphalia died Sunday, July 11, 2010, at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka.Private services will be at a later date.Condolences may be sent to the family online at feuerbornfuneral.com.