Cases of COVID-19 in Allen County have jumped from zero to 23 since June 1, as the state and nation report an increase in cases and low vaccination rates. A Humboldt child care center, The…

The Fashion Revue, part of Allen County Fair activities, brought out the style of local 4-Hers Tuesday night at Iola High School. The Friends of 4-H offered a dinner before the show.

Allen County’s dispatchers are real ACEs. During Tuesday’s county commission meeting, Chelsie Angleton, 911 director, shared the good news that the dispatch center is on its way to receiving ACE accreditation, which stands for Accredited…

HUMBOLDT — There’s a sense of accomplishment in getting a 1,200-pound animal to obey your every command. It wasn’t always that way, sisters Mylee and Marlee Miller explained, as they discussed the steers they will…

“Everybody has a role to play in developing their communities,” said Alex Holland, vice president of Atlas Community Studios. In that spirit, Holland and others from the team at Atlas/McClure, a national development firm, will…

4-H’ers Rohan and Moira Springer are excited for this year’s Allen County Fair, and plan on submitting quite a few entries. Rohan said, “I like 4-H, because I get to be competitive. And there are…

As much fun as Megan Arell had selling flowers Saturday, she enjoyed just as much detailing how her flowers were presented. Arell, who runs Hometown Floral and Gifts, was set up for Humboldt’s Third Saturday…

Abigail Meiwes competes at the Allen County Fair Dog Show Sunday afternoon. The fair begins this week.

Roger and Billie Collins have learned to live in the moment. They know how quickly it can all change. On a given morning, Billie might be sitting next to Roger’s bedside in a Texas hospital,…

“I’m no hero,” said Bill Mentzer. “I just felt so sorry, and my heart went out to those people.” Mentzer, now 90, was referring to the historic “Black Friday” Flood of July 1951, when much…