Oleta M. Venhaus, 88, Humboldt, passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute.Oleta was born in St. Paul on March 7, 1925, the daughter of Herman and Mary (Lero)…

Mother Nature’s wrath is certain to take a bite out of the spring sports calendar this week.The weekend storm deposited several inches of snow on ball fields, tennis courts, golf courses and track and field…

An Allen County staple, along with new ownership and management, has been spruced up and given a new name. Couture, formerly the Hair Center in Gas, has been in operation under Kristen Dreher since January.…

HUMBOLDT — “You hope to think art is more than just a replication of something,” Elizabeth Corbett said. It has always been the simplest things that have prompted Corbett to paint, whether it be the…

Bob Grant wasn’t reluctant to express disdain for the way Kansas finances are headed during a Saturday morning forum. A Cherokee Democrat, he represents the 2nd District in the Kansas House, which includes Elsmore, Marmaton…

Iolan artist Steven Greenwall will display his works in Japan.Greenwall’s art will be in a one-man show in Kanazawa, as well as one in Tokyo which features the creations of about 35 other artists, June…

HUMBOLDT — If Humboldt were likened to a rose garden, school board and city council candidates found a lot of pretty flowers and a few thorns lurking among bushes at a forum Thursday evening.They first…

Apart from nurturing and giving a child unconditional love, mothers must be their child’s biggest advocates, a responsibility Mothers of Miracles (MOMs) takes very seriously. MOMs is a group of five women, Lesley Skahan, Kelci…

I, like many other women, have fallen into a trap. The trap where we think we need to change ourselves to avoid being harassed in a bar or on the side of the street. But…

Serving on a school board or city council is public service at the purest form — no compensation, time consuming and subject to critical scrutiny. The importance, however, is difficult to diminish, and it is…