Rev. Ronald Lorenzo Bumstead died Thursday, June 6, 2013, at Heritage Health Care in Chanute.Born Dec. 17, 1927, to Oliver Wellington Bumstead and Margaret Smith in Detroit, Mich., he spent the first 32 years in…

This afternoon, starting at 4 o’clock, a series of events to dedicate Humboldt’s new Neosho River Park will unfold just west of town.Tours of the park, which includes a mini amphitheater and safe and easy-to-use…

Two things have occurred the last couple of years that have given Iola High School athletes competitive advantages.First, board of education members agreed to switch leagues two years ago, taking the Mustangs and Fillies from…

Eugene C. Mouser III, 60, Olathe, died Friday morning in an accident on U.S. 169 southeast of Humboldt.Mouser was riding a motorcycle, which struck a part of the highway, in a construction zone, where pavement…

Lions, tigers and bears: Oh my!SAFE BASE kicked off its summer program Wednesday with students camping under the stars among animals at the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita.Each week during June SAFE BASE will take…

Kunkler’s ties cause her to volunteer Damaris Kunkler, program coordinator for Thrive Allen County, was one of the first to respond to victims of the Moore, Okla. tornadoes. She took to Facebook and placed a…

’Tis the season of crispy critters. Burnt earlobes. Rudolph-red noses. Sunburned backs that bristle under a shirt, which feels more like sackcloth.We love the sun — especially when it feels as if it’s been in…

Read all about it, read all about it! “The Newsboys” is coming to the Bowlus Fine Arts Center Friday and Saturday.The production ventures out of the norm for Jesse Cooper’s Kansas Youth Dance Company. As…

Money makes the world go around, so the saying goes, but budget cuts could greatly decrease funds for organizations that are funded by state grants.Hope Unlimited, an organization that works to end sexual and domestic…

HUMBOLDT — B&W Trailer Hitches employees are “very blessed, as is the whole community,” said Sally Manbeck, corporate administrator.The Humboldt industry, which has grown to a sprawling factory and 280 employees, will celebrate its 25th…