Tag: Allen County

Interested buyers will have an opportunity to purchase tax-foreclosed properties next month when the county conducts its tax sale on June 25. According to Allen County Treasurer Darolyn Maley, the sale will begin at 9…

Allen County commissioners were cool to Mandy Moyer’s pleas that they continue their current funding level for the Bowlus Fine Arts Center, signaling they were interested in reducing their commitment. Moyer, Bowlus director, made an…

Following a bear sighting reported earlier this week in Chanute, the Allen County Sheriff’s Office said a bear was struck in a single-vehicle accident early Friday morning. At approximately 4:15 a.m., deputies responded to the…

There are few job descriptions as apt as the family doctor. Their clients can be any age, from newborn to 100. A family doctor may be there when their patients are born, when they grow…

MILDRED — Seniors in northern Allen County wanting to take part in the Southeast Kansas Area Agency on Aging’s (SEKAAA) 60+ Dine program traditionally came to Iola for meals served through the Allen County Regional…

The Kansas Department of Transportation is currently repairing a short stretch of pavement about 6 miles north of Chanute on U.S. 169 in Allen County. Work involves full-depth concrete repair at up to four locations…

Thursday evening’s community mental health forum in Iola High School’s science center featured youth taking the lead. Students involved in Allen County’s three Zero Reasons Why clubs in Iola, Humboldt and Marmaton Valley high schools…

Iola City Council members agreed Monday to assist with an Allen County-led cardboard recycling program. Council members voted 7-1 to purchase a container of some sort to help store the cardboard until it can be…

A passing storm front packed quite a punch, both visually and literally, Monday evening. The storm also spawned a tornado in northern Allen County, which was captured in video by Jennifer Lamb. The twister took…

The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) plans to start a mudjacking project Tuesday, April 7, that includes locations in Allen, Greenwood, Neosho and Wilson counties. The start date is tentative, depending on weather conditions. Mudjacking…