Allen County will wait until the last minute to make a decision about Iola’s Neighborhood Revitalization Program. The city wants to make changes to the program, but commissioners aren’t on board.  Their reluctance to sign…

County officials hope to interview two construction firms to lead them through a bond issue to expand and remodel the courtroom. Commissioners on Tuesday opened bids for proposals from two firms interested in serving as…

Allen County commissioners lifted a burn ban that has been in place for weeks because of drought conditions.  All of Allen County remains in extreme drought conditions, but some parts of the county received about…

Allen County commissioners don’t want to renegotiate a contract with the City of Iola for ambulance services. “We negotiated our contract in good faith,” Commissioner Bruce Symes said at the end of a meeting on…

Allen County will take a test drive, of sorts, with a decision to lease two tractors from the local John Deere dealership. Mark Griffith, road and bridge director, asked commissioners to consider a proposal to…

Iola will soon divide its fire and ambulance services, in a move to address what city officials have described as a “critical” staffing shortage. Iola City Council members voted, 4-2, Tuesday to go along with…

A military microchip development planned for Coffey County is bound to have an impact on Allen County, Jonathon Goering with Thrive Allen County told commissioners on Tuesday. Coffey County officials have been meeting with neighboring…

A county commissioner wants to explore more options to develop an emergency backup plan for the 911 system. Commissioner David Lee suggested Chelsie Angleton, 911 director, look at alternatives to a proposal she’s working on…

County roads damaged by detour traffic around a highway construction project at Moran will get a financial boost from the state. The Kansas Department of Transportation agreed to pay for road repairs to several rural…

Drought conditions, a return of high temperatures and a request from the sheriff prompted county commissioners to issue a countywide burn ban on Tuesday. Sheriff Bryan Murphy asked commissioners to implement the burn ban as…