The Allen County Landfill is going to the dogs and Bill King isn’t a bit happy about it.King, director of Public Works, told county commissioners Tuesday morning that dogs were being dumped near the landfill…

“We need to keep the momentum going” for a new Allen County Hospital, Dick Works said Tuesday night just minutes after learning he had been re-elected to a sixth four-year term as Allen County commissioner…

An eight-member city council will be seated to govern Iola starting in April.The city governance issue was settled once and for all Tuesday when Iolans voted 965 to 734 to reject a charter ordinance that…

Quarter-cent sales tax approved Tuesday, Allen Countians turned their backs on anti-tax fervor, convinced that better days lie ahead.By a 3-to-1 margin, voters approved a quarter-cent sales tax to build a new Allen County Hospital.…

During the Farm-City celebration, I helped poll possible voters who had come to the square for Farm-City Days. I walked around the courthouse area from 8 o’clock to almost noon. As I walked, I asked…

David and I wanted to write to thank the Farm/City Committee for selecting us as city marshals. Also, thanks to all of you who waved or called our names as we rode around the square.…

An open microphone in Christine O’Donnell’s Dela-ware headquarters captured this Monday night ritual. The candidate’s voice was easy to identify. The other two we can only assume were her closest advisers. In the interests of…

Go vote. The polls stay open until 7. Yes, your vote matters. The greater the turnout, the clearer the decision. On the other hand, don’t vote if you really don’t care. Or if you really…

Roger Wells has a simple formula for increasing quail populations. “Cut trees and burn where you cut the trees,” he said.Wells, an upland wildlife biologist, spoke at a banquet for the Kansas Upland Pioneer Chapter…

Allen County Kids Wrestling Club is holding a clinic this week, then it is sign-up for the 2011 season Monday.Mat Warrior president and coach Stephanie McDonald said there was still room for anyone wishing to…