HUMBOLDT — Aging water storage and water lines are forcing Humboldt city council members to set in motion a $10 million upgrade. A 2018 engineering report pegged the cost at $9.9 million. Three years later,…

HUMBOLDT — As soon as Humboldt’s board of education adopted a new face mask policy Monday night, most in attendance immediately discarded their masks, despite the cramped quarters of the board office. The change to…

Students from Humboldt High School and Marmaton Valley High School in Moran donned their finest prom attire to celebrate Saturday evening. Though the ceremonial activities were a little different, they were able to attend the…

Humboldt’s Our Market is almost complete. The grocery store is slated to open in the coming weeks, said owner Scotty Welch. “End of the month or first of May,” he hopes, with an initial soft…

The LaHarpe and Humboldt communities celebrated Easter with egg hunts and the Easter bunny.

LAHARPE — An Easter hunt is in the works for 2 p.m. Saturday at the LaHarpe City Park. All Allen County youngsters are invited to attend, with the hunt divided into three age groups, with…

HUMBOLDT — Resigned that they had no choice in the matter, Humboldt city council members began the paperwork Monday night to request a $1.5 million loan from the state of Kansas to offset sky-high natural…

HUMBOLDT — School District 258 has money to burn. The district recently received $366,000 in Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds as part of the federal CAREs Act. Now the challenge is to…

Humboldt City Administrator Cole Herder breathed a sigh of relief last week when Gov. Laura Kelly signed legislation that issued $100 million to help municipalities pay sky-high utility bills incurred from the arctic blast in…

HUMBOLDT — Help is on the way. A bill signed by Gov. Laura Kelly Wednesday could ease the immediate burden  Humboldt faces from its utilities-based financial crisis. Recall, rate increases on natural gas during the…