Month: March 2017

Carolyn Joyce Shepard and Ronald Dean Moore were united in marriage on April 1, 1967 at Central Avenue Christian Church, Parsons. The Rev. Alvin Daetwiler officiated.  Carolyn’s attendants were Zelda McColm, matron of honor, and…

Perhaps you’ve noticed fiber optic cable being laid along U.S. 169. The cable permits information to travel faster from point A to point B than more conventional means. The material is a flexible transparent fiber…

To  the editor, As family physicians, we were dismayed to read recent comments from Rep. Roger Marshall when asked about Medicaid expansion. He stated: “Just like Jesus said, ‘The poor will always be with us.’…

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px ‘Myriad Pro’} span.s1 {vertical-align: 2.0px} Flora Marie “Flo” Heffern, 84, Yates Center, died Thursday, March 16, 2017, at Yates Center Health Center. Mass of Christian Burial will…

Patricia Ann (Day) Sigg, 63, Carlyle, passed away Thursday, March 16, 2017, in Humboldt following a brief illness. She was born Aug. 30, 1953, in Iola to Glen and Laura (Yocham) Day as the youngest…

HUMBOLDT — Unique businesses staffed by employees with welcoming attitudes would go far to make Humboldt a commercial destination, Vada Aikins observed. Her comments and others occupied a 90-minute session of Allen County Tomorrow, a…

Tracy Keagle, founder of Humanity House, invites members of the community to partake in a slew of upcoming events.   “Vino Need No Stinkin’ Brushes” is painting and wine-tasting forum at 7 p.m., March 24.…

As the ears pass, the evidence of Iola’s early love affair with trains has slowly melted away. But ask the long-timers — the ones around when the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe still ferried passengers…

Rayce Hoepker had a lot of great games on his way to leading the Humboldt Cubs to a one-loss regular season and the No. 1 ranking in 3A boys basketball, but the unquestioned highlight was…

It is safe to say the Red Devils were seeing the ball well in their home sweep of Highland Community College on Thursday. The Red Devils blasted 14 total home runs over the two games…