Expect to see property valuation notices in the mail soon. And be prepared for a little sticker shock. That was the warning from County Appraiser Jami Clark. Property valuations have increased between 8% and 25%…

A wellness program could potentially help the county save money and improve the health of its employees, a company representative told commissioners on Tuesday. Tria Health, an Overland Park company, offers to be a middleman…

Allen County commissioners were given some clarity Tuesday on how much of their to-do list can be checked off by using federal COVID relief funds. Lisse Regehr and Jonathan Goering with Thrive Allen County —…

A long-awaited communications tower to improve law enforcement’s ability to talk to each other is getting closer to reality. Allen County commissioners are moving ahead with plans to build a tower. If everything works in…

“Can ARPA pay for that?” has become a common refrain as county leaders debate how to best use $2.4 million federal COVID-19 relief funds. On Tuesday, Allen County Commissioners got the answer: in most cases,…

Jonathon Goering offered up few surprises, but plenty to chew on this week for Iola and Allen County leaders. Goering, economic development director for Thrive Allen County, gave a year in review for 2021 for…

After taking a week to consider whether to give county employees a 4% or 5% raise this year, Commissioner David Lee ended up proposing something different: 6%. His fellow commissioners quickly agreed.  Commissioners last week…

Steve French remembers answering the phone when he was a child. His parents ran the ambulance service out of Moran, and he would sometimes answer the telephone when calls came. He remembers a call concerning…

A highway improvement project between Humboldt and Chanute could cause a bit of a traffic headache for local industries and businesses, but it shouldn’t take too long, county commissioners learned. In highway construction terms, that…

Local legislators agree it’s time to end the sales tax on food. But when it comes to expanding Medicaid, there’s no common ground.  Those differences spilled over Tuesday when local legislators gave Allen County commissioners…