Big changes could be coming to Allen County Regional Hospital as Saint Luke’s Health System considers how to add space for various health clinics. Saint Luke’s proposed taking an incremental approach with multiple options that…

Rhegan Fischer’s after-school job is probably very different from that of most 16-year-olds. Instead of flipping burgers or waiting tables, she’s helping long-term care patients with their daily activities at Windsor Place of Iola. Fischer…

Efforts to build a trail around the hospital and make improvements to the airport continue moving forward. Lisse Regehr, CEO of Thrive Allen County, followed up with commissioners about seeking letters of support to build…

Hospitals in Allen and Anderson counties are easing visitor restrictions, allowing one person per day to visit a patient. Previously, no visitors were allowed because of COVID-19 safety precautions. Saint Luke’s Health System, which operates…

Merryl McRae is looking forward to returning to her volunteer work with the Allen County Regional Hospital Auxiliary, after nearly a year away because of the coronavirus pandemic. She doesn’t yet know when that may…

If you’re like me and have had a hard time catching the Christmas spirit this year, my advice is to hang out with Santa. On Monday, I took the assignment of photographing Santa visiting residents…

Susan Lewis, surgery manager at Allen County Regional Hospital, was the first in Allen County to receive the COVID-19 vaccination Thursday morning. “I didn’t know that I’d be first in line when I opted in…

Allen County Regional Hospital’s first round of COVID-19 vaccine was expected to arrive today, with the first shots likely to be administered Thursday. The hospital was expected to receive 45 vaccines. Front line staff and…

A few budget matters will be on the city’s plate to wrap up 2020’s business. Iola City Council members discussed items Monday, including year-end budget transfers for the library, industrial and major projects (sales tax)…

Allen County’s COVID-19 cases have nearly tripled in the past 10 days, leading the hospital to prohibit visitors, and a local physician to implore residents to wear a mask and practice social distancing. The county’s…