HUMBOLDT — A Humboldt police officer was hospitalized after inadvertently inhaling what later was determined to be fentanyl Saturday. Humboldt Police Chief Shannon Moore said the officer, whose name was not released, was assisting with…

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 — The recent discovery of a Civil War-era belt plate, likely worn by the Union Army officer, coincides with a bit of troubling news regarding the Humboldt Historical Society Museum. A HHS Board member…

Members of the Humboldt Police Department are, front from left, Sheri Modlin, Lora Hunt, Josh Miller, Daniel McMurray, Chief Shannon Moore; back row, Scott Aikin, Drake Tillman, Ty Wooden and Paul Ornelas. Not pictured is…

“We’re falling like flies,” said Shannon Moore, police chief of Humboldt. Of Humboldt’s five-member police force, two have tested positive for COVID-19 and Chief Moore, who is displaying symptoms, was awaiting her test results Friday…

Arrests reported Allen County sheriff’s deputies booked Erick W. Trickey, 47, rural Iola, into the Allen County Jail July 31 for a pair of warrants. Deputies arrested Jamie Quintero, 19, Wichita, for suspicion of driving…

Arrests reported Allen County sheriff’s deputies arrested James W. Shaw, 44, Iola, Monday for suspicion of aggravated battery with a vehicle and driving while suspended. Iola police officers Monday arrested Orion C. Nicholas, 20, LaHarpe,…

After regular Meals on Wheels service was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sheriff Bryan Murphy and County Clerk Sherrie Riebel sprung into action. Already worried that the program might be suspended, the two had…

Arrests reported Humboldt police officers arrested Alen Babic, 26, Blaine, Minn., Thursday for suspicion of driving while suspended. Allen County sheriff’s deputies arrested Travis D. Tillotson, 56, Kincaid, for suspicion of driving while suspended Wednesday.…