Month: October 2017
A crowd of family, friends and other well-wishers gathered to honor Margaret Grant’s 100th birthday Tuesday at Windsor Place.Grant, in turn, celebrated those who came.“I am happy to have this day,” Grant said. “I am…
Come meet Fearless Fred at Farm-City Days Saturday.That’s the name given to the newly acquired trolley by the Iola Area Chamber of Commerce.The 31-seat trolley will be a part of Saturday’s parade through downtown Iola.Donna…
Darrell and Kathy Monfort have done a lot.Throughout their 44-year marriage, they’ve remained active in the community.They’ve farmed, operated Red Barn Veterinary Clinic for more than 27 years, assisted with countless 4-H and Allen County…
Though they qualify as city folk, Jan and Richard Knewtson’s roots are rural. Both grew up on farms in rural Labette County.“I milked cows every morning before I went to school,” Jan said of her…
Humboldt volleyball hosted its junior varsity tournament on Monday and came up big twice as the JV team took first overall and the C-Team finished second. Humboldt’s JV did not lose a set the entire…
Robert E. Shields, 81, Princeton, died Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017, at the Ottawa Retirement Village in Ottawa.Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Ottawa. Burial will…
Franque Marcene Meliza, 78, Garnett, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017, at Richmond Healthcare and Rehab in Richmond.She was born on June 29, 1939, in Ottawa, the daughter of Charles Cyrus and Helen L.…
The USD 257 Board of Education has tapped the Wichita-based architecture firm of Schaefer Johnson Cox Frey to design and help implement a master plan that could pave the way for a successful bond campaign.More…
HUMBOLDT — A land transaction approved unanimously by Humboldt council members Monday evening will open the door to what Greg Korte hopes will be a robust business at the north edge of Humboldt.David Broyles, as…
HUMBOLDT — The late George Sweatt, a Humboldt native who rose to fame on the baseball diamond in the Negro Leagues, is one of Allen County’s most famous sons.He also was key in solving the…
