Month: October 2023

HUMBOLDT — Tony Works believes you need to shake up an organization every once in a while, bringing in new leaders with new ideas. But sometimes, it’s more important to have stability, with experienced leaders…

Tell the truth: How many people picked Arizona and Texas to meet in the World Series? A Rangers-Diamondbacks matchup had 1,750 to 1 odds when wagering opened last fall. But in an era when 12…

 JERUSALEM — The U.S. Embassy in Kuwait is acknowledging an Iraqi militia’s threat to target U.S. military bases in the Mideast nation over the Israeli airstrikes targeting the Gaza Strip in its war on Hamas. …

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Her likeness was sculptured out of butter at the state fair and a tribute to her was a highlight for an Iowa marching band football halftime show. She was the…

PARIS (AP) — The final stage of next year’s Tour de France will be held outside Paris for the first time since 1905 because of a clash with the Olympics, moving instead to the French…

 John Carter Stewart, age 73, died Monday, Oct. 23, 2023, at Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, Mo.  He was born on May 23, 1950, to Duane and Bernice (Henry) Stewart.  In 1969, he married…

Dennis “Jay” Ray Lushbough Jr. disappeared from his family’s lives on Aug. 13, 2017. He was found again on March 18, 2023.  He was born on Oct. 16, 1972, to Dennis Lushbough Sr. and Sherry…

For Sandy Whitaker, her reasons to file for reelection to Humboldt’s USD 258 school board are simple enough. “I love kids. I love helping kids,” she said with a smile. “I love children, animals, and…

 WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans eagerly elected Rep. Mike Johnson as House speaker on Wednesday, elevating a deeply conservative but lesser-known leader to the seat of U.S. power and ending for now the political chaos in…

Josh Wrestler made the commitment to run for reelection to the USD 258 Humboldt Board of Education with only minutes to spare.  With a noon deadline, “It was 11:50 a.m. when I signed up,” he…