The official result of the Humboldt USD 258 school bond election came in at 256 “yes” votes to 125 opposed. County commissioners conducted the official canvass of the election, which took place on May 24.…

Commission Chairman Jerry Daniels believes he has some unfinished business, as the county is juggling an extra $2.4 million worth of projects courtesy of the federal government. Daniels has filed for re-election to keep his…

There’s a good reason why people care so much about county roads and bridges, according to Mark Griffith. “That’s what they travel on every day. That’s what they take their kids to school on,” he…

Health department officials tackled a lot of extra responsibilities because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Rebecca Johnson, director of the Southeast Kansas Multi-County Health Department, told county commissioners on Tuesday. Johnson submitted her department’s annual budget…

Owners of heavy machinery and equipment might soon get a little bit of sticker shock. The Allen County Appraiser’s office is mailing property valuation notices on Friday for personal property that could show significant increases…

A new recycling group asked the county for help transporting items to an outside facility. Commissioners said they wanted to think about the request for a week. Allen County Recycling Inc. recently applied for 501(c)3…

An Allen County Sheriff’s deputy took commissioners to task for what he described as trying to gloss over a decision to not pay some county employees extra for working through the worst of the COVID-19…

Federal relief money should cover most of the county’s portion of a multi-million airport infrastructure project. Allen County commissioners and Thrive Allen County representatives dug into the requirements of a $3 million Building a Stronger…

When opportunity came knocking, Allen County was ready. For almost two years, county leaders had been laying the groundwork to provide infrastructure needs at the airport — roads, water, electricity, natural gas and broadband internet.…

Allen County’s airport could become a hub for wildfire fighting. An aerial firefighting crew based in Hutchinson wants to use the local airport as a place to refill their water tanks if there is a…