HUMBOLDT — Beth Barlow’s plans to build eight new homes around Humboldt appealed to Humboldt city council members Monday night in their decision to give Barlow permission to use the city as her vehicle to…

Borrowing is expensive again, as anyone who has tried to buy a car or home lately can tell you. The interest rate on 10-year Treasury bonds, the benchmark for home loans, is hovering around 4.75%,…

HUMBOLDT — After a long wait and an awfully hot summer, Humboldt’s community fieldhouse will soon have new HVAC units installed. At least that’s the plan, USD 258 Superintendent Amber Wheeler informed board members at…

The Herington Hospital Board of Directors announced plans to immediately cease operations at Herington Hospital and its associated clinics. The hospital’s board of directors said in a press release Sunday the decision stemmed from lengthy…

Retired Allen Community College president John Masterson will talk about the college’s history at the Allen County Historical Society’s annual business meeting on Monday at the Stadler Room at ACC. The business meeting will begin…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a leading opposition figure on Wednesday created a war-time Cabinet overseeing the fight to avenge a stunning weekend attack by Hamas militants. In the sealed-off Gaza…

Wesley United Methodist Church will distribute commodities from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Monday in the church’s east parking lot at 301 E. Madison Ave. Recipients receiving commodities for the first time are asked to bring…

Allen County Area Retired School Personnel met Oct. 4 at Allen Community College. Fourteen members attended. Bruce Moses, ACC president, was the guest speaker. Moses spoke about the college’s plans.    Members are reminded a…

The Iola High School Class of 1983 will gather for their 40th reunion Oct. 20-22. Contact Teresa L. Clounch at IolaHighSchoolClassOf1983@gmail.com for details. Information is available on the class Facebook page.

CHAHAK, Afghanistan (AP) — Another strong earthquake shook western Afghanistan on Wednesday morning after an earlier one killed more than 2,000 people and flattened whole villages in Herat province in what was one of the…