Humboldt’s annual Bike Around the Square drew a large crowd Friday evening. The downtown square was blocked off to allow children and adults time to adorn their bicycles with festive holiday lights and ride together.…

The search is back on for a new director for the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. A committee selected Andrew Giza to serve as director, but sudden and unexpected health challenges prevented him from accepting the…

The first of four finalists for Allen Community College president made his case Monday with an on-campus visit, public forum and interviews.  Dr. Mark Curtis-Chavez met with about 40 members of the public, including Allen…

A trio of blockbusters — “Moana 2,” “Wicked” and “Gladiator 2” — led to record-breaking crowds at local movie theatres. More than 2,500 movie watchers visited Iola Sterling Six Cinema over the weekend, owner Rob…

LAHARPE — You better watch out… Santa Claus, in the midst of his North American pre-Christmas Eras Tour, will pay a visit to LaHarpe from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Dec. 14 to visit with area…

Your Community Foundation awarded $15,000 to nine area organizations as part of its 2024 giving. The grants focused on promoting health and education efforts. The foundation’s executive director Elaine Stiffler presented the recipients with their…

HUMBOLDT — Progress on Monarch Cement Company’s solar project outside of Humboldt is in full swing. An impressive display of thousands of panels comprise the 92- acre solar farm alongside Florida Road. While the farm…

Tim Blankenship, the 8th grade science teacher at Iola Middle School, went to Wyoming to hunt for fossils in 2003, with minimal success. A couple of weeks later, he returned to his farm in Chetopa,…

Musa Abdelgadir, of Sudan, a sophomore studying psychology, is one of about 68 Allen Community College students who remain on campus during the Thanksgiving break. Volunteers such as Lisa and Joel Wicoff, above, provided meals…

Allen County Commissioners have tentatively agreed to sign off on letters of support for two area broadband companies. Representatives from Cox Communications and Pinnacle Broadband spoke with the commission Tuesday morning about a promising federal…