Humboldt’s Bob Johnson traveled through the town to photograph the numerous new light displays and larger-than-life ornaments. The downtown is aglow with colorful trees and candy cane archways that say “Welcome” and “Humboldt,” leading the…

Just call it a home makeover, Santa edition. With Christmas five short weeks away, Santa will once again set up temporary quarters in Iola to hear requests from area children starting Dec. 3. But as…

The Altis household in the 300 block of South Taylor Street in LaHarpe, above, is among the scores of homes lavishly decorated for the holiday season. Others channeling their inner Griswold are Iolans Bonnie Steward,…

Iola CITF/PRIDE members decorate downtown planters for the holidays. Here, Chelsey Beasley, left, and Donna Houser fight the wind to install candy cane decorations. Also assisting were Corey Schinstock, Heather Curry and Tiffany Reed, CITF…

Downtown Iola won’t shine quite as brightly this holiday season due to a decision by local “elf,” Tracy Keagle, to forgo decorating the courthouse lawn with an array of colorfully lit trees and a giant…

Jennifer Liles decorated her home in Le Roy for Easter with a nod to staying safe amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, with a large face mask for her front bush.

HUMBOLDT ? There must have been some magic in those old steel plates they found. Or the post office packages, recycled tires, beer packages, or even the wooden spools designed to hold cable. Regardless of…