Allen County commissioners signed on to a new ambulance contract with the City of Iola, but not without some new concerns in light of a recent criminal case.  Commissioner Jerry Daniels said he’d like to…

Allen County residents who are 60 or older can benefit from a wide variety of services, from free meals to legal help to caregiver support and even in-home care. Kathy Brennon, director of the Southeast…

Iola is one step closer to ensuring it will continue to provide countywide ambulance service. Iola City Council members agreed Wednesday to terms on a revised five-year contract with Allen County to continue providing countywide…

Leaders of a volunteer recycling effort are again seeking help to keep the program going. Janie Works, a volunteer with Allen County Recycling, asked county commissioners to hire staff to help with the recycling program. …

Allen County commissioners said they had “a very positive meeting” with Iola leaders regarding ambulance service negotiations Wednesday morning. Afterwards, Iola officials announced the City Council was going to gather for a special meeting  of…

Local health departments didn’t let the COVID-19 pandemic keep them from doing the important work of taking care of families, Becky Johnson, director of the Southeast Kansas Multi-County Health Department told county commissioners on Tuesday.…

City and county leaders agreed to extend a contract for ambulance services by two months as they negotiate a possible new deal, the latest development in an ongoing division on the issue. The hope is…

Dear editor, We are concerned about the recently signed ambulance contract with AMR.   Unless a solution can be found we will have no ambulance transfer capabilities as of 8/1/2023. There is an average of…

Dear editor, I have noticed with keen interest two Register articles in the last couple of weeks about the problem at the landfill with blowing trash.  Friday’s pictures were especially interesting because most of the…

Wednesday brought “all hands on deck” for trash pickup at the Allen County Landfill. Workers across several county departments — the airport, noxious weeds, road and bridge — joined landfill crews to pick up trash…