HUMBOLDT — Oct. 14, 1861, started out as a typical Monday for Humboldt, then a town of a few hundred souls. The handful of merchants rose early, likely thinking it would be no different from…

Humboldt — Do you know how that playground equipment at the park down the street was purchased? Or the new sign leading visitors to a local landmark? How about initial money for a festival? In…

At Week’s End From the time she was very young Sue Scantlin was confident she could do anything as well as boys. Growing up on a farm north of Humboldt, she always pitched in “to…

Editor’s note: Walter Wulf, CEO of Monarch Cement, sent this letter to members of the Joint Legislative Transportation Vision Task Force and gave verbal testimony at their meeting held Sept. 20, at Pittsburg State University.…

Area school districts expected to see fewer students roaming the halls this year in the face of a declining population trend in southeast Kansas. For the most part, those expectations played out. The lone exception…

HUMBOLDT — City Administrator Cole Herder received authority Monday night to give Humboldt’s sewer system a more extensive upgrade. As is, many mains are being lined with a material to make them more efficient. During…

Year-to-date sales tax collections are up by nearly 10 percent in Allen County over last year. The figures, coming from the Kansas State Treasurer?s office, were announced in a press release Monday by Thrive Allen…

Forecasts calling for a day filled with rain, fortunately, were a few hours off in their projections, allowing the 61st annual Biblesta to go off without a hitch Saturday in Humboldt. As if on cue,…

The Humboldt Middle School volleyball A-Team kept its undefeated streak going Thursday with a two-set win over Caney Valley, 25-15 and 25-17. Emily Ross led the Lady Cubs with five aces. Carsyn Haviland and Ella…

Humboldt cross country found success at Eureka on Tuesday as the varsity boys finished second as a team, with three eighth-grade runners in the top 10. The eighth-grade boys led by 11th-place Seth Barlow (19:47)…