HUMBOLDT — Humboldt Middle Schools’ girls basketball teams went 2-1 Thursday to wrap up their pre-Christmas schedule. The Lady Cubs A team fell behind in the second quarter, and couldn’t recover from there in a…

Multiple Iola Mustangs wrapped up 2025 with a medal around their necks after placing at the Cherryvale Junior Varsity Tournament Saturday. Junior Rohan Springer earned the Mustangs’ only gold medal of the day. He won…

Steve Traw’s sermon came from Galatians 4:4-7. The message was, “Answering Questions About Christmas.” Galatians 4:4-5 states, “When the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born…

Pastor Chase Riebel’s message “Love Came Down” was from John 15:13. There is no greater love than to lay down your life for others. Jesus laid down His life knowing full well the people He…

Carl A. Otto, 99, of Le Roy, passed away Saturday, Dec.  6, 2025. Carl was born in Pierce, Neb., on Feb. 12, 1926, the second child of Clyde and Myrtle (Watson) Otto. He attended high…

Whether building lift stations near the Allen County Regional Airport, or helping Humboldt and LaHarpe with sewer upgrades, BG Consultants has played a role in designing a number of major projects in recent years. The…

Allen Community College students now have expanded access to mental health services. Teagan Kern, an outpatient therapist from Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center (SEKMHC), began providing on-campus care this fall. Kern serves as an outpatient…

President Trump started the year with his typical bravado as he engaged in a trade war with China. He is ending the year having largely backed down. One reason? China has powerful leverage over the…

Youngsters got a free toy, stuffed animal, cocoa and other goodies, during the Humanity House Christmas get-together. The event drew throngs of children both Friday and Saturday.

Dear editor, I would like to thank the many volunteers and, most of all, our area residents who helped the Salvation Army bell-ringing campaign raise $3,648.69 the weekends of Nov. 29-30, Dec. 6-7 and Dec.…