Beatrice “Bea” Elizabeth Hottenstein, 85, of Humboldt died Saturday, May 28, 2011, at Chanute Healthcare.Funeral services will be at 1030 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Humboldt. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s…

Anthony Charles “Charlie” Thompson, 87, of Humboldt died Sunday, May 29, 2011, at Heritage Health Care Center in Chanute.He was born Nov. 1, 1923, in Moran, to Anthony Wayne and Jessie (Rose) Thompson. He graduated…

Tim and Samantha Rhodes, Pittsburg, announce the birth of a daughter, Mara Jade, born April 25, 2011, at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg. She weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces and was 19 3/4 inches long.Maternal…

A third of Joplin lies in tattered ruins. Stunned families pick among torn timbers of destroyed houses salvaging what remains usable. Many are in temporary shelters. Goodness knows how many of them will find a…

HUMBOLDT — Justin Folk has had a tough run at Humboldt Speedway in 2011. That changed Sunday.Folk, who won the first Dwaine Whitworth Memorial race in 2008, recorded his first win of the new season…

Allen County crews began mowing along the county’s 1,000-plus miles of roads Tuesday. The past three years, because of tight budgets, Bill King, director of Public Works, fielded partial mowing crews that mainly dealt with…

It started with a scavenger hunt and ended with a glimpse of Air Force One.In between, Roger and Billie Collins, son Kris and daughter Darci took part in a number of activities to help the…

More than 450 dogs, cats and other animals have been found unattended in the aftermath of the massive May 22 tornado that ravaged Joplin, Iolans Kylee Classen and Hannah Barclay reported.Classen and Barclay, both officers…

Jeff and Stacey Billingsley count themselves blessed, despite seeing their home crushed by a towering oak tree during the devastating May 22 Joplin tornado.Jeff pointed to several strokes of fate that spared them further misery:—…

Clara Wicoff is participating in the National Spelling Bee in National Harbor, Md.The bee began Tuesday with a 25-word written test. Each correctly spelled word was worth 1 point.Today’s rounds two and three have the…