(This is the fourth and final article in a series about the Humboldt economy.) HUMBOLDT — New construction and renovation projects abound in Humboldt. But they’re only part of the story. Stacy Mueller, who runs…

HUMBOLDT — What’s good for the gander, a quicker route for travelers between Kansas City and Tulsa, almost cooked Humboldt’s goose. It was in the early 1980s when Kansas leaders looking to reroute U.S. 169,…

Now that Republican leaders have a report they commissioned on school funding, it’s not clear they’ll pursue its recommendations to spend more for better student performance. Lawmakers continued digging into the numbers Monday and quizzed…

LAHARPE — LaHarpe Police Chief Ashley Wright and her husband, David, were taken into custody this morning by sheriff ’s deputies, stemming from an arrest warrant for David out of Rule, Texas, where he was…

(This is the second in a series of stories focusing on Humboldt’s economy.) HUMBOLDT — It’s not a stretch to say Humboldt will never become a retail mecca. Becoming a commercial success in a rural…

It’s all about communication. As director of the Allen County 911 Communication Center, Angela Murphy makes sure the right people get to the right place at the right time. Her role as a volunteer with…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Improving Kansas’ public schools could cost the state as much as $2 billion more a year, depending on its ambitions for boosting student performance, according to a new report Friday that…

Humboldt’s police chief escaped injury after someone attempted to run him over Wednesday, according to a report from the Allen County Sheriff’s Department. Clinton David Johns, 37, Humboldt, was arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault,…

HUMBOLDT — There are differing opinions of when Humboldt’s rebirth started, if that’s how you want to describe it. Cole Herder points to an organizational meeting about 10 years ago, hosted by Terry Woodbury of…

MORAN — Gabrielle White, 19 and of Charlotte, N.C., didn’t hesitate when asked to donate bone marrow to a stranger. The teen’s willingness to subject herself to the two-day donation process — and the intimidatingly…