It’s a natural thing to do when the temperature dips, start the car and let it warm up before going to work.When the car is in a garage attached to, or under, a dwelling place,…

Wall Street bankers are changing political horses. Angry at President Obama for his proposed bank tax and for the regulations he  wants to impose on the big banks to make another financial meltdown less likely,…

OTTAWA — Jake Manbeck, Humboldt High senior, signed a national letter of intent last week to play football for Ottawa University.Manbeck, an offensive and defensive lineman, was a four-year letterman football.  On the football field…

INDEPENDENCE — Overtime games have not been kind to Allen County Community College’s men.After Monday night’s makeup game at Independence, Allen County is 1-3 this season when a game has gone to an extra five-minute…

Dirt track racing has been part of Dan Daniels’ life from an early age. His father and uncle raced on the local tracks.It wasn’t until the Humboldt native came back from serving in the Navy…

Data gathered recently by a Kansas Learning Network team’s visit to Iola schools will be used to develop an improvement plan for the district, board members were told Monday night.The district was put on improvement…

Board members will meet in a special session at 6 p.m. Feb. 17 to discuss how to deal with anticipated additional cuts in state aid to USD 257.The district has lost $1.1 million in state…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt residents have been cutting back on their water usage in recent years, which has hit the city’s pocketbook.Water usage was down overall for both 2008 and 2009, which means the city did…

City among violators HUMBOLDT — Humboldt City Council members had the unusual task Monday of discussing how to enforce an ordinance that the city itself is violating.At issue are signs identifying businesses that no longer…

(Aug. 8, 1922 — Feb. 7, 2010)Bonnie R. Dannels Shepard Jepson passed away Feb. 7, 2010. She was born Aug. 8, 1922, in Altoona, Kan., the oldest child of Guy and Estella Lewellen Dannels.She attended…