HUMBOLDT — K.B. Criss resigned as superintendent of schools for USD 258, effective June 30, at Monday night’s school board meeting.Kay Bolt, current elementary and middle school principal, was picked by board members to succeed…

Coach Jamie Jensen is expecting a much improved softball team after last year’s Allen Community College club finished the season 6-38.Jensen said the team had a strong fall season, losing only a couple of games,…

Clint Stoy is taking over Allen Community College’s baseball team this season, replacing Hall-of-Famer Val McLean. Coming off a two-year stint as Iowa Western Community College’s pitching coach — last season’s NJCAA national champions —…

Margaret Yvonne (Dreher) Percy, 80, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, at her home in Roeland Park surrounded by family. Yvonne was born in Springer, N.M. She grew up in New Mexico; Amarillo, Texas; and…

In an effort to understand why Vermont is losing its share of Millennials — those 20 to 35 — the state’s Transportation Board conducted eight forums on college campuses last fall.Like Kansas, Vermont is primarily…

FORT SCOTT — Billy G. Minor, 25, Bronson, died Saturday after the all-terrain vehicle he was driving crashed in rural Bourbon County Saturday.According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, Minor was eastbound on Maple Road, about…

Child care expenses have led directly to one local family’s decision to hold off on having a second child.One young mother, who asked not to be identified, spends about $90 a week for their 15-month…

One of the more ambitious items in President Obama’s 2016 budget is his proposal to spend $200 billion over 10 years to support child care and early education, an agenda he gave full voice to…

Alice Martha Wiederstein Mullins, formerly of LaHarpe, entered into eternal rest early the morning of Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, at Garden Valley Nursing Home in Kansas City, Mo. Alice was born April 21, 1926, the…

Donald Lee Mohler, 77, Humboldt, died Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015, at his home.Don was born Dec. 30, 1937, in Enid, Okla., the son of Edward and Virgie (Bowyer) Mohler. He grew up in Oklahoma and…