Suddenly, the old guard looks rather old. Tom Brady, who wants to keep playing next season at age 43, was overshadowed on wild-card weekend by a QB who threw for just 72 yards. Drew Brees,…

The second Monday in January. That’s the day Kansas legislators officially get to work, although a lot of preparations and behind-the-scenes lobbying take place before then. As our state senators and representatives head to Topeka,…

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan had 25 points and the San Antonio Spurs hit a season-high 19 3-pointers to beat Milwaukee 126-104 on Monday night, snapping the Bucks’ five-game winning streak. Patty Mills added…

Army Sgt. Dave Sterling was serving in the Sunni Triangle in Iraq in 2003 the day Saddam Hussein was captured by American forces.  Some Iraqis were dancing in the streets, celebrating the impending demise of…

Over the years, I’ve changed a number of minds arguing politics with readers over email. That number is zero. Not that I’m a lousy debater or am usually wrong — far from it! But that,…

Crews have been hard at work cleaning the area of contaminants resulting from a New Year’s Day fire at Mid-West Fertilizer. Chemical run-off from the fire-fighting efforts into the nearby Neosho River forced Humboldt and…

Once Russell Westbrook headed to Houston, the Oklahoma City Thunder were supposed to be headed toward a rebuild. The team Westbrook returns to face this week doesn’t look like a team headed for the lottery.…

Jesse Lee Elrod, Jr. was born May 18, 1936, in Marfa, Texas, to Jess Elrod, Sr. and LaVon (McClimans) Elrod. He entered Heaven’s gates on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019, at 83 years, 7 months and…

MORAN — The Moran City Council kicked off 2020 by taking care of a loose end of the city’s 2019 budget. Council members approved a $6,198.34 transfer from its fire mutual aid budget to a…

Cofachique Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution members Karen Gilpin, Marcia Longberg, Nelda Cuppy and Judy Arbeiter pose at the Humboldt Public Library Dec. 21, where Arbeiter gave the program on the origins and meanings…