Karen Lee (Donald) Hack, beloved mother and grandmother, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016. She was born on July 15, 1940, in Mildred, to Howard and…

A soup and chili dinner to benefit needy families this winter has been extended from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday.The benefit dinner, sponsored by Humanity House, will be at the New Community Building at…

Allen County commissioners gave a thumbs-up to purchase of a new ambulance for the countywide service Tuesday morning.Mike Burnett, ambulance director, said the new unit would cost about $200,000. The county has about $560,000 in…

Gone are the days when Marianne Gifford had to lug a library’s worth of textbooks in her backpack.“For students like me, my backpack is my locker,” the Iola High School senior said.So the recent addition…

The Humboldt Cubs defense was led by linebacker Dagen Goodner this season. Goodner led the Cubs with 112 tackles.The sophomore finished with nearly twice as many tackles as the next highest Cub and that earned…

The 2016 season proved to be a banner season for the Iola Mustangs  football program. They qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2008.“The team regained the respect that we had our first…

The very talented Gwen Ifill — author, journalist, co-anchor of the PBS News-Hour and moderator of Washington Week — died Monday from uterine cancer.She was a too-young 61.Last spring Ifill was named the recipient of…

Jeanne W. McClure, 73, of Iola, passed away Monday, Nov. 14, 2016, at Allen County Regional Hospital.Jeanne was born Nov. 6, 1943, in Saucier, Miss., the daughter of Leo and Opal (Hill) Oshel. She grew…

Iola is in the market for a loader.City Council members Monday authorized staffers to seek bids to replace the city’s 1996 Caterpillar front-end loader.At 20 years old, the unit is showing its age, City Administrator…

HUMBOLDT —  Over the next few weeks Humboldt city leaders will ask for public input on whether a bike lane should be designated along a portion of Ninth Street. Letters explaining the proposal will be…