Tag: Humboldt

HUMBOLDT — Descendants of Leroy and Philena Ladd gathered in the Humboldt Senior Citizens Center Sunday for the 99th consecutive annual potluck dinner.  Roland and Linda Thompson served as venue hosts. Michelle Loomis presented a…

Just a few weeks ago, Noah Johnson was in a hospital in Huesca, Spain, watching a surgical procedure. In the background, soothing music played. Johnson kept a close eye on machines that tracked the patient?s…

HUMBOLDT — At age 2, Sandy Hurst was diagnosed with polio. Dr. Herbert Webb visited each day she was in the hospital and again at home, back when doctors made house calls. His grim appraisal:…

What’s the Fourth of July without fresh produce to enjoy? Thursday’s Allen County Farmers Market runs from 5:30 to 7 p.m. and coincides with Independence Day in downtown Iola. Saturday’s Farmers Market runs from 8…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt will continue its nearly 30-year-old tradition of a July 3 fireworks show on Wednesday, courtesy of the Humboldt Lions.  The tradition began in 1991 and since inception, fireworks have shot into the…

The drive between Iola and Chanute just got a bit shorter and a bit smoother, as U.S. 169 is now open after more than a year of construction.  The highway between Delaware Road north to…

If idle hands are the devil’s workshop, there is no fear of that occurring in Kathy Allen’s cozy home on the west side of Humboldt. A long-arm quilting machine takes up much of the first…

Iolans can begin shooting fireworks today, with some limits. Most types of aerial works — mortar shells, Roman candles and other rocket-type works — are banned in Iola city limits. Bottle rockets are illegal anywhere…

Humboldt Speedway-In Home Savings Bank NASCAR Factory Stocks, Jon Westhoff rolled the bottom of the speedway and made his move on Lap 9, passing Pole Sitter Wayne Johnson on his way to the A Feature…

Humboldt Speedway-In Home Savings Bank NASCAR Factory Stocks, Jon Westhoff rolled the bottom of the speedway and made his move on Lap 9, passing Pole Sitter Wayne Johnson on his way to the A Feature…