Area athletes put on quite a show Tuesday for the inaugural Marv Smith Invitational, hosted by Iola High School. From a breathtaking 200-meter dash, in which the top three finishers were separated by .04 seconds,…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High’s junior varsity softball team got the early jump on Iola Thursday in both games of their doubleheader, winning 5-2 and 13-5. The Lady Cubs bolted to a 3-0 lead after one…

HUMBOLDT — A trip to an air show for his birthday made quite an impact on Cooper Woods. Woods was in the eighth grade when he saw the spectacle of the gleaming aircraft soaring overhead.…

HUMBOLDT — Dominant pitching and some impressive rallies paved the way for two more Humboldt High wins on the baseball diamond Monday. The Cubs improved to 10-0 on the season with back-to-back shutouts, 5-0 and…

Humboldt and Marmaton Valley high schools celebrated prom on Saturday. It turned out to be a beautiful evening for the event. Metallics, especially in bright colors, seemed to be the fashion of choice. 

LYNDON — Humboldt High’s track and field team had plenty of highlights to open the season Friday at Lyndon. Best of all, the Cub athletes show room for improvement, head coach Eric Carlson said. “I…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High senior Drew Wilhite has been a standout in multiple sports, most notably for his running and jumping abilities in cross country and track and field. He’ll take his talents to Pittsburg…

A busy week lies ahead as postseason basketball begins for most area schools. Iola High’s boys, who punched their ticket to the Class 4A Substate, will travel to Bishop Miege at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Fifteenth…

YATES CENTER — While both basketball teams already knew when and where they would be playing next week to start the postseason, Humboldt and Yates Center had some unfinished business to take care of Thursday…

Leah Mueller likes to learn. About livestock. Science. Nutrition. Math. So it comes as no surprise that Leah likes FFA. Having just emerged from a swine reproduction and nutrition presentation at Wednesday’s FFA Career Day,…