Tag: Allen County commission

Allen County commissioners continued to mull over whether to pull out of a consortium with the Girard Juvenile Detention Center, at their meeting Tuesday. The agreement requires a $75,000 annual commitment. Though current law has…

Allen County Commissioner Jerry Daniels invites the public and fellow commissioners to a free cup of coffee at Around the Corner coffee shop on Thursday morning at 7:30 a.m., in an effort to  spark discussion.…

Allen County commissioners passed a resolution on Tuesday morning authorizing the county to employ a law firm on their behalf in potential litigation against contributors of the opioid addiction crisis.  Back in August, an Oklahoma…

Allen County commissioners determined three roads deserved immediate repairs at their meeting Tuesday morning. The roads incurred increased traffic during the rebuild of US 169.  Though Bettis Asphalt bid on seven projects last month, county…

Jerry Daniels did his best to make everyone feel uncomfortable on Tuesday morning at a meeting of Allen County commissioners. He was not pleased and he wanted everyone to know about it. The commissioner started…

The path has been cleared for construction to begin on new ambulance barns in Humboldt and Moran. Allen County Commissioners approved a construction contract Tuesday with Koehn Construction Services to serve as general contractor for…

After going over budget cuts for three weeks, Allen County Commissioners were able to come to an agreement on the 2020 budget. Commissioners agreed that they could not keep targeting roads and bridges, which has…

Steve Strickler told Allen County Commissioners on Tuesday morning that he has received a much better response than he anticipated for his recycling project. “I just want to thank you guys for the investment in…

With the 2020 Census set to begin in March of next year, Steve Hale, who serves as a Partnership Specialist for the Census in the southern part of Kansas, addressed Allen County Commissioners on Tuesday…

“It’s not every day you get to spend $750,000,” Allen County Commissioner Jerry Daniels quipped as the commissioners adjourned Tuesday morning. It was $744,353.50, to be exact. Commissioners bit the bullet and finally approved Koehn…