The circus is coming to Humboldt next weekend. Culpepper & Merriweather Goodwill Ambassador, Skeeter the Clown, entertained area students Friday.

The Bowlus Fine Arts Center is on the search for a new executive director. Daniel Kays announced this week he is leaving at the end of the month for a position in Topeka. Jennifer Taylor,…

Talk about stretching your dollars. A recent gift to the Humanity House Foundation came with the promise it would match other donations up to $25,000. That happened — and more. The fundraising effort garnered a…

“In regards to the sales tax question in November — the slogan is ‘Vote yes for EMS’,” quipped Commissioner Jerry Daniels. The promotion of a half-cent sales tax was the topic of discussion at Tuesday’s…

The Pregnancy and Family Center, 1 S. Jefferson Ave., teamed with local law enforcement to provide car seats for pregnant and new parents. Aimee Jones, of Iola, said she appreciated the help; she is due…

Allen Community College has hired Simpson Construction, of Wichita, to serve as the contractor for its building projects. Representatives from Simpson Construction plan to attend the next board meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday to talk…

Even though he knows he has an entire year ahead of him in the United States, Simon Mueller of Germany is wasting no time in trying everything on the menu.  Three weeks in, Mueller, 16,…

Humboldt celebrated the Labor Day weekend with its annual Middle of Everywhere music festival Saturday and Sunday. The activities kicked off Friday evening with a music crawl around local businesses downtown and a car show.…

Colony Day featured a parade, a cornhole tournament, kids tractor pull, homemade pie contest, homemade salsa competition, vendors, and musical entertainment by the band Prairie Fire on Saturday.

Though they should have declared last Monday a holiday, the staff at Thrive Allen County was too busy to celebrate.  At least there was a bottle of bubbly. After a tense two months, the staff…