HUMBOLDT — Barbecue and beer are a natural pairing, local chef Austin Honaker told Humboldt Council members in an appeal to allow alcohol consumption at this summer’s barbecue cookoff on the downtown square.  Honaker, owner…

HUMBOLDT — Chelsie Tomlinson appealed to Humboldt council members for the need of a dog park in town.   Tomlinson listed the many benefits of such a park, saying it provides a secure area for…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt city council members gave provisional approval to a request to expand the Middle of Everywhere festival Monday evening. Damaris Kunkler of A Bolder Humboldt presented the council with her request: to host…

“It’s not like you haven’t given us fair warning,” Humboldt council member Cindy Holingsworth told city administrator Cole Herder at the city’s council meeting Tuesday evening. “You’ve been telling us that this was going to…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt City Council’s Safety Committee had given their report. Council member Paul Cloutier had read aloud the committee’s recommendation: The council take no further action and keep Humboldt’s fire whistle turned off.  In…

HUMBOLDT — A recent decision to do away with Humboldt’s fire whistle isn’t sitting well with some in the community. Jeff Bowman, a retired volunteer firefighter, asked Humboldt City Council members Monday to reconsider. “We,…

HUMBOLDT —Think of it as a cherry on top. Humboldt Council members agreed Monday to allow a Kentucky-based company to place a 5,000-pound dome-shaped weather radar station on top of the water tower north of…

HUMBOLDT — In an effort to attract more employees, Humboldt council members agreed to give an across-the-board 83-cent per hour raise for 2024. The increase raises the city’s overall payroll by about 4%, said Cole…

HUMBOLDT — Though it may have tugged at the heartstrings of the community, the Humboldt Police Department has no business organizing an Adopt-a-Grandparent gift-giving effort, advised city attorney Fred Works.  Simply put, organizing the project…

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…