With four young children, Chelsie Angleton Decker wants to ensure her children have the best possible education. She believes one of the best ways to do that is to serve on the USD 258 Board…

Hiram Raby’s path to Humboldt weaves a bit, but consider him as devoted to the small town as any other. The Topeka native arrived at Allen Community College fresh out of high school with a…

Drake Tilman wishes Humboldt High School had offered Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs when he was a student.  The lifelong Humboldt resident now works as a police officer for the city, a position he’s…

HUMBOLDT — Tony Works believes you need to shake up an organization every once in a while, bringing in new leaders with new ideas. But sometimes, it’s more important to have stability, with experienced leaders…

For Sandy Whitaker, her reasons to file for reelection to Humboldt’s USD 258 school board are simple enough. “I love kids. I love helping kids,” she said with a smile. “I love children, animals, and…

Josh Wrestler made the commitment to run for reelection to the USD 258 Humboldt Board of Education with only minutes to spare.  With a noon deadline, “It was 11:50 a.m. when I signed up,” he…

Skeletal remains found near Humboldt in March have been confirmed as those of Iolan Dennis Lushbough, whose disappearance more than six years ago sparked extensive searches across southern Allen County. Sheriff Bryan Murphy notified Lushbough’s…

The Allen County Courthouse is going green, again, to honor veterans. This is the second year Allen County will participate in a national effort, Operation Greenlight. The courthouse will be outfitted with green spotlights from…

Allen Community College’s endowment association hosted their 24th annual scholarship luncheon Tuesday in the college’s gymnasium. Around 250 students gathered to celebrate the generosity of the college’s donors, who contributed more than $305,000 in endowed…

An effort to establish a recovery house for women suffering from substance misuse is drawing a vocal response from neighbors who live near the planned home. A group of Iolans living in the Meadowbrook Addition…