Step into Donna Houser’s house at Christmastime, and it’s like a trip through history and around the world.  You’ll find four tiny, angelic Christmas choir boys and plastic reindeer toys from the 1940s, still in…

When I joined the Works family 53 years ago, they had a Christmas tradition of going to Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve. Every Christmas Eve, we would meet at Uncle Jack and Aunt Marguerite’s home…

Tuesday night’s performance was part magic, glee and glitter. Almost 200 kindergarten and first-graders performed “Rockin’ the Holidays,” before three times as many family members and friends at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. Successfully corralling…

Santa Claus made his first visit of the season at downtown Iola on Saturday afternoon, courtesy of a ride around town with the Iola Fire Department. The event was sponsored by the Iola Area Chamber…

Humboldt’s Bob Johnson traveled through the town to photograph the numerous new light displays and larger-than-life ornaments. The downtown is aglow with colorful trees and candy cane archways that say “Welcome” and “Humboldt,” leading the…

Angie Wray has developed a reputation for her lavish window displays for Christmas. The lights, of course, are a sight to behold. Her storefront windows at Decorator Supply are a testament to her creativity, aglow…

The Humboldt community kicked off the Christmas season with its annual Bike Around the Square event on Friday evening, which featured downtown light displays, stations to roast hot dogs and make s’mores and visits with…

NEW YORK (AP) — On a recent evening in early November, shoppers at the Bryant Park holiday market in New York City were in the holiday spirit well before Black Friday. The scent of pine…

TFI Family Services is looking to make Christmas a bit merrier for children in foster care with a Giving Tree campaign. Through the Giving Tree, donors can select the child for whom they’re buying via…

The selection and purchase of a Christmas tree has become an annual tradition for many families who chose a real tree over an artificial substitute. Bringing home a tree is often the kick off of…