Tag: Humboldt

Although fewer students are attending USD 257 schools, board members were relieved the news wasn’t as bad as they feared. USD 257  and USD 258 in Humboldt reported decreases in student enrollments. Moran schools, meanwhile,…

Family and friends spent much of the day Sunday searching for Timothy “Tim” Todd Fritch, who has been missing from the Humboldt area since Saturday evening. Fritch, 41, was last seen  at Wide Open Speed…

Humboldt’s Biblesta Parade began in 1955 and continues to be a popular event on the first Saturday of October. This photo depicts the popular entry, The Exodus. Crowd estimates in the early years reached 20,000.…

In his quest for a new activity center, Allen Community College President John Masterson has been thinking about different tactics that could build support. Masterson said that the school needs support from every community in…

HUMBOLDT — Jeanice Cress presented the lesson, “Trash to Treasure,” written by Brenda Leonard at Tuesday’s South Logan FCE meeting. Seven members attended the meeting at the Humboldt Public Library. Business included report on Allen…

Dora Lou Clements, 87, Humboldt, died Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019, at her home. Dora was born Sept. 28, 1931, in Iola, to Frank V. and Helen I. (Demoret) Folkner.  Dora was a homemaker, a stay-at-home…

HUMBOLDT — The first hint of what’s to come tickles the nostrils a couple of blocks south of Humboldt’s downtown square. Drive on and the culinary bouquet grows stronger. TJ’s BBQ, 719 S. Ninth St.,…

Iolan Aaron Hutton, accused of robbing a payday loan business in Iola at gunpoint Aug. 21, faces four felony charges related to the crime. Hutton, 35, has been charged with aggravated robbery, kidnapping, felony theft…

Looking out over the verdant and perfectly manicured fields, Karen True marveled at not only the beauty of the artificial turf but also the entirety of the Humboldt sports complex that accommodates football, softball and…

The Allen County Sheriff’s department responded to a report of a mountain lion on the Southwind Rail Trail just north of Humboldt just before 5 p.m. on Wednesday. Sheriff Bryan Murphy said the department received…