MCPHERSON — Humboldt’s Cheyenne Harris finished fifth in the 132-138 pound weight class at the Kansas Girls State Tournament on Saturday in McPherson.Harris went 2-2 overall in the tournament and capped her day with a…

The Humboldt volleyball team has been awarded the Kansas Volleyball Association Team Academic Award.To win the award, the Cubs had to earn at least a 3.37 GPA in the first semester.The association also gives individual…

WAVERLY — The Iola junior varsity boys took third place in the Waverly Tournament with a 50-27 win over Anderson County on Saturday.Guards Cale Barnhart and Blake Ashmore each had 10 points to lead a…

Does anyone outside of Trump’s inner circle, including VP Mike Pence, and 50 or 52 Senate Republicans think Betsy DeVos is well-suited to be the nation’s new federal education czar?The Orange County (California) Register does,…

MORAN —  A Missouri man was killed in a one-vehicle accident just east of Moran Friday afternoon.Michael K. Ramirez, 62, Kimberling City, Mo., was eastbound on U.S. 54 when he lost control of his vehicle,…

Local author and crisis therapist, Aine Nevar, recently self-published an autobiography titled “Birth Cry; The Treasures of Dissociative Identity Disorder.”Nevar’s book-signing tour, “Birth Cry Journey 2017” begins Saturday in Topeka. On Feb. 25 she will…

Chicken enthusiasts flocked to the Allen County Courthouse Thursday evening for a meal and an open Poultry 101 discussion led by Extension Poultry Specialist, R. Scott Beyer of Kansas State University. Beyer said it’s inevitable…

HUMBOLDT — Volunteers dished out oodles of noodles at the Chicken & Noodle Dinner Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Humboldt High School cafeteria, in support of the seniors’ After Prom party.“We…

The Car Barn Museum wowed visitors for the winter meeting of the Allen County Historical Society on Sunday.Steve Bulk said he takes care of the barn in the absence of  the owner, Don Nichols.  “Anytime…

I read an article the other day about someone stepping on a rake, which reminded me of such an incident that left me out of sorts.For years we kept a big garden where I grew…