On a summer morning in 1961 I wished I was fishing. Instead, I was beside the old water cooling tower north of Monarch’s cement plant pulling on a thick rubberized suit and bulky headgear. This…

HUMBOLDT ? Monday was a good day for a rodeo. But rather than bucking broncos, steer rasslin? or raging bulls, the focus instead was on tennis ball drive-through stations, parallel parking and mixer truck bowling.…

HUMBOLDT ? Some economic development projects can take a while. The way Cole Herder figures it, Tuesday?s groundbreaking ceremony for a Murphy Tractor & Company service center east of Humboldt was roughly 48 years in…

Looking out over the verdant and perfectly manicured fields, Karen True marveled at not only the beauty of the artificial turf but also the entirety of the Humboldt sports complex that accommodates football, softball and…

HUMBOLDT — The Monarch Cement Company has come to the rescue of Moon’s Hometown Market by purchasing the building and thus freeing up much-needed capital to keep the grocery afloat. In a statement to the…

Editor’s note: Walter Wulf, CEO of Monarch Cement, sent this letter to members of the Joint Legislative Transportation Vision Task Force and gave verbal testimony at their meeting held Sept. 20, at Pittsburg State University.…

Allen Community College recognized Monarch Cement of Humboldt for the company’s $14,000 donation, used to purchase new video screens affixed in front of the scorer’s table in the Allen gymnasium. The screens will display the…