County commissioners are determined to cut the local tax rate in spite of inflation that has hiked costs across the board.  And it looks like they’ll get there — barely, and not without some pain. …

The Iola Senior Citizens Thrift Store is ready to move forward with a building expansion — with or without the county’s help. Which is just fine with county commissioners. The county owns the building at…

Jonathan Goering, Thrive Allen County’s economic development director, is ready to move forward with plans to start a land bank. Commissioners, though, aren’t quite as enthusiastic. They’re concerned the county could end up with a…

If the Allen County Regional Airport were to tap into the City of Iola’s sewer system, the county would have to agree to allow the city to annex the property.  County commissioners weren’t keen on…

Allen County has spent months preparing for highway construction work south of Humboldt, which is now expected to begin in early August. When it happens, it will cause heavy truck traffic to travel on county…

It’s not known what caused a fire at the Allen County Landfill on Sunday afternoon, but there’s some speculation that fireworks could be the reason. The fire started in the middle of the landfill collection…

A second try yielded two used trucks for county departments. Mitch Garner, public works director, and Mark Griffith, road and bridge director, asked county commissioners to approve the purchase of a used truck for each…

County officials may need to look farther afield or wait to find new vehicles because of supply chain issues. Mitch Garner, Allen County public works director, said he received no bids when he was looking…

Thrive Allen County wants to change its focus on a grant intended to spur housing construction on lots throughout the county. The state gave the county $50,000 as part of a Moderate Income Housing grant…

Allen County received a bit of good news before officials start sizing up next year’s budget. County Clerk Sherrie Riebel told commissioners Tuesday the county’s assessed valuation projects to increase about $10 million this year…