After successful fundraising efforts for food pantries in Humboldt and Iola, a new effort is aimed at helping provide food for the rest of Allen County and its domestic violence shelter. Allen County GROW is…

After 34 years in retail, Jan Knewtson is retiring. Knewtson said she arrived at the decision when business was suspended for seven weeks because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The hiatus gave her time to evaluate…

Humboldt artist Diane Dobson Barton has been an artist all her life, she said, and comes from “a family of makers.” Her husband Jim works for the City of Humboldt, and they have two daughters,…

Crest’s Trevor Church is slated to have a big summer season on the mound for the A Iola Indians.  The surging sophomore was featured sparingly for the Indians last summer, but with a year of…

NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball players reaffirmed their stance for full prorated pay, leaving a huge gap with teams that could scuttle plans to start the coronavirus-delayed season around the Fourth of July and may…

The NBA took a major step toward getting back on the court Thursday, with the league’s Board of Governors approving a 22-team format for restarting the league season next month at the Disney campus near…

NASCAR’s big annual spring race weekend at Kansas Speedway, postponed May 30-31 because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, has new dates this summer … and much of the action will take place at night under…

Carl and Barbara Letsinger will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Wednesday, June 10, 2020. Carl Letsinger and Barbara Joan Sinclair were married June 10, 1960, in Iola, by the Honorable Earl Ruse. The vows…

ATLANTA (AP) — The first day of small group training for Atlanta United and three other MLS teams was accompanied by ongoing worries from veteran defender Jeff Larentowicz about plans for a MLS tournament in…

On Monday morning I called longtime Iola merchant Jan Knewtson to ask if I could do a story about her decision to retire. “Well, not today,” she said. “I can’t seem to stop crying.” On…