Allen County Commissioners selected David Lee to serve as the newest board member on the Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center (SEKMHC) board. Lee replaces Commissioner Jerry Daniels, who is the outgoing commission chair. Daniels had…

Allen County received a clean audit for its 2024 financial records Tuesday. Accountant Rodney Burns of Chanute told county commissioners he found a minor violation with one account, but otherwise had little issue with the…

Thrive Allen County representatives asked county commissioners Tuesday evening to free up the final dollars from a state grant that helped bring a long-running housing project in Humboldt to fruition. After years of reports and…

County commissioners certified the Nov. 4 general election results at their meeting Monday. Of the nine provisional ballots reviewed, two were disqualified. One because the voter was registered in another county and the other lacked…

Due to the Veterans Day holiday on Tuesday, the Allen County Commission  will meet at 8:30 a.m. Monday. They will conduct an official canvass of the Nov. 4 election results at 9 a.m.

When Allen County gives, the impact multiplies. That was the message from Your Community Foundation CEO Elaina Stiffler, who addressed county commissioners Tuesday morning about the organization’s ongoing November match month fundraiser.  The annual effort…

A countywide job fair designed to connect employers with job-seekers in response to recent layoffs at Iola’s Gates Corporation is Thursday, Nov. 13.  Camille Lavon, Thrive Allen County’s Director of Economic Development, discussed the fair’s…

Allen County’s investment in local food is paying off, GROW Food and Farm Council representatives Debbie Bearden and Marilyn Logan told commissioners Tuesday evening, detailing how programs like SNAP and Double Up Food Bucks are…

Allen County Regional Hospital Administrator Pat Patton gave county commissioners a head-to-toe review of the hospital’s financial health, future challenges and the vital importance of renewing the county’s quarter-cent hospital sales tax at their meeting…

News of layoffs at Iola’s Gates Corporation plant hit hard last week. After learning that 80 employees will soon lose their jobs, local leaders immediately went to work attempting to turn crisis into opportunity. Within…