As much fun as Megan Arell had selling flowers Saturday, she enjoyed just as much detailing how her flowers were presented. Arell, who runs Hometown Floral and Gifts, was set up for Humboldt’s Third Saturday…

HUMBOLDT — Possibly realizing they were up against powerful forces, Humboldt Council members changed their tune Monday evening and decided not to pursue Sunday morning sales of alcohol. About 15 local citizens attended the meeting…

Our Market grocery store and butcher shop celebrates its grand opening today in Humboldt. Yet amidst all the fanfare, it’s easy to forget how long a road it was in getting here. In what follows,…

HUMBOLDT — Be bold. Be bold in your thinking. Be bold with your ideas and your vision. Be bold with projects. That’s the idea behind A Bolder Humboldt, a development group led by the Joe…

HUMBOLDT — The wait is over. Our Market grocery store in Humboldt opens today. Proprietor Amy Welch was hard at work on final touches Wednesday afternoon, and described herself as “feeling all the emotions.” “Excited,…

HUMBOLDT — The message is spreading: “Life is fine in Humboldt.” In fact, after hearing of the many downtown projects, Manhattan muralists Taylor Carr and Jess Kerr contacted Josh Works and A Bolder Humboldt about…

As the second-largest town in Allen County, Humboldt is working hard to prove to its big sister that smaller is better. Admittedly, this is the perspective of an Iolan who is envious of Humboldt’s revitalized…

HUMBOLDT — In an effort to make Humboldt competitive with its neighbors, city council members took the first step in allowing the sale of alcoholic beverages on Sunday mornings beginning at 9 o’clock. “We can’t…

It appeared they were at an impasse. Josh Works had asked Humboldt city council members to close off three of the streets surrounding the downtown square for the better part of the Aug. 14 Water…

HUMBOLDT — Something’s brewing at the old Wonder Bread building in Humboldt. Construction has taken off on Union Works Brewing Co., a new brewery/restaurant, for which structural tasks should be completed in November. As for…