Allen County Commissioners decided to wait another week to award a bid on two ambulance barns to be constructed in Humboldt and Moran despite receiving a recommendation from architects Zingre and Associates, who drew up…

Nathan Fawson, executive director of the Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center, went before Allen County Commissioners Tuesday morning asking for $153,588 for their 2020 budget. Fawson said that it was a slight increase from last…

President of Iola Seniors Inc. Joyce Adair went before Allen County Commissioners on Tuesday morning asking for two new locks to be installed on the center’s thrift store. Adair said the store had been broken…

Decommissioned fuel pumps at the Allen County Airport cost the county an estimated 10,000 gallons in lost fuel sales, commissioners learned at their meeting Tuesday. With the pumps back on line, the county hopes to…

Allen County Court Clerk Dina Morrison and District Judge Daniel Creitz appeared before county commissioners Tuesday morning asking for an 8% budget increase for 2020. Morrison said the reason for the increase was a rising…

Frustrated with what appeared to be consistently incorrect data on the level of the Neosho River, Kansas Rep. Kent Thompson sought a second opinion.  Thompson placed calls to U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran and Congressman Steve…

After crunching the numbers, Allen County 911 Communications Director Angela Murphy estimates it would cost the county about $167,000 annually to absorb the City of Chanute into its emergency system.  Murphy suggested three more employees…

With continued cost increases and quality concerns mounting with current 911 services provided by Neosho County, Chanute City Manager, Jeff Cantrell, went before Allen County commissioners Tuesday to ask if they would consider allowing Chanute…

Soggy roads are soft, sloppy roads, Allen County’s Public Works Director Mitch Garner warned commissioners at their meeting Tuesday morning. Until the rain stops and the ground dries, there’s not a lot county crews can…

Allen County Commissioners accepted a $5,250 bid from Whitworth Construction for renovation of the entrance near the courtroom and a bid for $732 from TLC Garden Center for the installation of two evergreen trees and…