HUMBOLDT — Downtown Humboldt promises to be foamier, more rollicking and wetter than ever Saturday. Water Wars returns with activities for folks of all ages starting at 11 a.m. with the water battle parade, in…

HUMBOLDT — Dennis Piatt’s newest hobby — restoring cemetery headstones — is a treat in many ways, he notes. For one, it allows Piatt, a retired Army veteran, to pay homage to those who served,…

HUMBOLDT — Beth Barlow of A Bolder Humboldt updated council members Monday night on “The Last Mile,” which is a bike lane connecting the Southwind Rail Trail trailhead north of town to downtown Humboldt, funded…

An added section of U.S. 169 between Humboldt and Chanute will be closed to all traffic starting Monday. The Kansas Department of Transportation announced Friday that work to rebuild the highway will start between Delaware…

Allen County commissioners seemed divided on a request to increase funding for economic development efforts. Jonathon Goering, economic development director for Thrive Allen County, is asking each of the four funding sources to increase their…

HUMBOLDT — Hourly workers will receive more pay for serving “on call” during weekends and after-hours during the week. Ten employees with the maintenance, water and wastewater departments petitioned city hall for the pay increase,…

HUMBOLDT — Oh, what a difference a few months can make.  In April, the Humboldt Garden School looked inviting and bright — but bare. Wood planting boxes contained only dirt. A small garden cottage stood…

Humboldt’s Mike Myer captured these spectacular images of the annual Humboldt Lions Club Mike Rickner Independence Day Celebration Monday at the Humboldt Municipal Golf Course. The show had been pushed back a day because of…

MILDRED — Loren and Regena Lance have big plans for the Mildred Store. Of course, take a tour around at the property and you’ll see that’s always been true. In just eight years, the Lances…

Hunter Nickell always planned to come home. He just didn’t expect it to happen so quickly. Nickell graduated from Humboldt High School in 2018 and from Kansas State University in 2021.  About three weeks ago,…