70 Years Ago 5 — Spreading over thousands of acres of ripe wheat and oats, lush alfalfa and corn fields, the Neosho River reached a crest of 21.2 feet yesterday morning, receding slowly last night.…

MANHATTAN — Tonya Brutchin, of Iola, a senior at Kansas State University Online who is studying personal financial planning, received the K-State Kansas Insurance Certificate Scholarship. Twenty-nine students attending Kansas State University Online received scholarships…

Brant McGhee gave the Communion Meditation this week over the term “simple.” The word simple means that something is easily understood or done. Acts 2:38 calls us to repent and be baptized. Repenting can either…

One of the first farmers to join the Allen County Soil Conservation District was Harold Swanson, Elsmore, who received a Kansas State Bankers award this year for his achievements. The award was won jointly by…

The monthly meeting of the City Slicker’s 4-H Club was called to order by Club President Carly Dreher on June 13 at the Riverside Park Community Building.  Roll call was answered with “My Favorite Thing…

The saying “time flies” did not apply to the folks who attended the 2021 LaHarpe High School alumni meeting June 26. The consensus was it had been a long time since they had visited with…

The Allen County Regional Hospital Auxiliary volunteers have announced the continuation of a scholarship program for area students. To be eligible for this scholarship, the applicant must be accepted for admission in a health- related…

MANHATTAN — Several area students were among nearly 3,130 who completed degree requirements from Kansas State University in spring 2021.  They include: From Humboldt: Kira Mcreynolds, Bachelor of Science in Wildlife and Outdoor Enterprise Management,…

The rescheduled 100th Leroy Olds Ladd reunion will meet at 1 p.m. Saturday at Camp Hunter, 1st and Ohio Streets, in Humboldt. For 99 years, the Ladd reunion had been continually held, until COVID-19 canceled…

LAWRENCE — Noah Johnson, Humboldt, was among 153 students inducted to the University of Kansas Alpha chapter of Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society recently in a joint ceremony for 2020 and 2021. Johnson was…