Tag: Humboldt

BURLINGTON — Both the Humboldt and Iola middle school wrestling teams opened up their seasons at the 20th Annual Burlington Bobcat Invitational on Monday. For Humboldt, the meet was the first in program history. It’s…

Allen County is doing pretty well, First District Commissioner Jerry Daniels said. He hopes voters agree and will keep him in the post when they head to the polls Nov. 6. The county benefits from…

Mike Bruner envisions an Allen County commission that is more accessible, more mobile, more civic-minded, and more in touch with the needs of its constituents. To this end, Bruner, who is challenging current commissioner Jerry…

Michael Earl Gean, age 46, of Humboldt, died Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, at his home. He was born on Feb. 22, 1972, in Granite City, Ill., to Glenn Gean and Judy Hodges Watring. He married…

Former Humboldt Police Chief Brian Dillow has reached a diversion agreement with prosecutors on domestic battery, battery and criminal damage to property charges he faced following his arrest in June. Through a diversion, charges against…

There were times 50 years ago, when  fighting in the Central Highlands jungle of South Vietnam, Rex Heape wondered what might happen next. Ever-present heat and humidity took their toll. Personal hygiene was nonexistent; if…

HUMBOLDT — “We got a punch in the mouth at the start,” when West Franklin flew 63 yards on four plays, capped by quarterback Clayton Noyons’ 43-yard dash here Thursday night. “But, I liked the…

HUMBOLDT — The annual Spook Parade will be at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31. Children in Halloween costumes from preschool to grade 5 are to gather at 7th and Bridge Streets. The parade, led by…

High School Football: Humboldt 54, Southeast-Cherokee 12 HUMBOLDT — A statistics wonk would have been enamoured by Humboldt’s 54-12 victory over Southeast of Cherokee here Friday night — and not because it was yet again…

Kim Whittley put a hand to her left cheek: “Every morning when I wake up, the weight of the world’s right here. The pain never stops.” Her face and mouth were extensively injured in a…