Drake Tilman wishes Humboldt High School had offered Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs when he was a student.  The lifelong Humboldt resident now works as a police officer for the city, a position he’s…

For Sandy Whitaker, her reasons to file for reelection to Humboldt’s USD 258 school board are simple enough. “I love kids. I love helping kids,” she said with a smile. “I love children, animals, and…

Josh Wrestler made the commitment to run for reelection to the USD 258 Humboldt Board of Education with only minutes to spare.  With a noon deadline, “It was 11:50 a.m. when I signed up,” he…

Skeletal remains found near Humboldt in March have been confirmed as those of Iolan Dennis Lushbough, whose disappearance more than six years ago sparked extensive searches across southern Allen County. Sheriff Bryan Murphy notified Lushbough’s…

Humboldt High School will celebrate its fall homecoming this Friday as the undefeated Cubs take on Osage City. The crowning ceremony will be at halftime; kickoff is at 7 p.m.

A Humboldt woman took commissioners to task for not rescuing a volunteer recycling program. When Diana Holmes moved to Kansas from California two years ago, she  was surprised to discover recycling was not included as…

Humboldt High School’s FFA chapter took in an assortment of activities and sightseeing opportunities Sept. 13 by attending the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson. The students were chaperoned by instructor Jerome Riebel.

LAHARPE — In what’s better described as a disassembling than demolition, Joe Works is taking down the old LaHarpe Methodist Episcopal Church, brick by brick. Works, of Humboldt, is salvaging what he can from the…

Allen County will host a delegation from Kansas State University Oct. 4 and 5, as university leaders plan to visit Humboldt and Iola as part of a university initiative to better understand and assist the…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt’s cross country team placed high on both the boys and girls sides when they welcomed local schools Crest, Marmaton Valley and Yates Center Tuesday for the annual Humboldt cross country Invitational. The…