LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Douglas County District Attorney Charles Branson says his office will no longer file criminal cases for simple marijuana possession. Branson said Thursday that Douglas County citizens should not be criminally charged…

Carlyle Presbyterian Church “The Golden Censer” was the title of Pastor Steve Traw’s message taken from Revelation Chapter 8, at the Oct. 13 services at Carlyle Presbyterian Church. This chapter introduces the breaking of the…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists have discovered a mash-up of two feared disasters — hurricanes and earthquakes — and they’re calling them “stormquakes.” The shaking of the sea floor during hurricanes and nor’easters can rumble like…

Mike Myer, who recently donated a large telescope to the Iola Public Library, repeated the gesture Thursday by donating an even larger telescope to the Humboldt Public Library. The 8-inch Parks, Newtonian reflector telescope is…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A former federal prosecutor from Kansas abandoned his Senate run on Thursday and endorsed a fellow Democrat who just entered the race. Barry Grissom urged Democrats to unite behind state Sen.…

January 1949 — Although dairying is now Allen County’s largest industry, only a fraction of this area’s potential milk production has been realized. That was the conclusion emphasized last night by John Brazee and A.J.…

Humanity House is hosting its semi-annual Clothing Drop and Swap. This event will take place Saturday, Oct. 26, at our office at 110 East St. From 9 a.m. to noon, people are encouraged to drop…

Brazen is the only word for it. Well, that and emoluments. The White House announced Thursday that the next meeting of the G-7 —the leaders of seven of the world’s biggest economies — will take…

Music contests and a car show will highlight the Mildred Fall Festival this weekend at the Mildred Store. Saturday’s events begin with registration for bands at  9 a.m., crafts and vendors at 9:30. Preliminary competitions…

When little Liz Tilman played outdoors she sometimes was in the shadow of Monarch Cement’s 300-foot smokestack. She and seven siblings lived in the last house on South Ninth Street, just inside Humboldt city limits.…