Tag: Humboldt

Construction crews utilize large cranes to erect metal beams on what will become a raw materials storage facility at Monarch Cement in Humboldt. When finished, the new building will cover more than 96,000 square feet,…

With multiple groups already vying for a piece of Allen County’s $2.4 million federal relief pie, county commissioners want to take some time to figure out the best way forward. The discussion followed requests from…

Members of the Humboldt Police Department are, front from left, Sheri Modlin, Lora Hunt, Josh Miller, Daniel McMurray, Chief Shannon Moore; back row, Scott Aikin, Drake Tillman, Ty Wooden and Paul Ornelas. Not pictured is…

Members of the Humboldt Fire Department are Steven Lucke, Scott Lucke Jason Hegwald, Drake Tilman, Kent Goodner, Dave Wells, Daren Peters, Donny VanLeeuwen, Mark Slater, Nathan Ellison, Wayne Carson, John Hole, Fire Chief Sean McReynolds…

Monarch Cement Company officials plan to use several conditional use permits to help the business thrive for the next 20 years or so. Allen County Commissioners on Tuesday approved the company’s request for the permits…

What’s old is new again. At least in the case of a historic sign that once hung just off the Humboldt square. The neon billboard for the Humboldt Union newspaper, which simply said “UNION,” was…

HUMBOLDT — Two people were rushed to area hospitals following a car wreck east of Humboldt near the Marsh Arch Bridge on Monday. According to Allen County deputy Travis Buck, the passenger, Madison Wilson, was…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt council members raised the base pay for city employees from $11.84 an hour to $15 an hour at their meeting Monday evening. The increase “puts us back into a place where the…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt’s downtown square will transform into a wild and wet extravaganza Saturday. After a one-year hiatus, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Water Wars returns, from 11 a.m. to 4  p.m., beginning with a…

At this point, area schools will start the new school year much like they ended the last one when it comes to COVID-19 restrictions: Masks will be recommended, but not required. Superintendents and school boards…