Shannon Patterson, who will become the new Allen County Clerk when Sherrie Riebel retires on Friday, had no hesitation when asked what has best prepared her for the role. “I had Sherrie for a teacher,”…

Steven Johnson typically has to offer a bit of a civics lesson at each campaign stop. Johnson, who is running for Kansas state treasurer, was in Iola as part of a series of stops through…

Allen County Auction Services will organize an auction for surplus county equipment, likely sometime around the end of October. Commissioners made the decision to go with former commissioner John Brocker’s auction house, one of two…

Over the course of about one year, Allen County has approved $5.6 million worth of investments at the Allen County Regional Airport. Only about $170,000 of that money came directly from county funds. The vast…

One man’s junk is another man’s treasure, as Allen County’s Road and Bridge Director Mark Griffith says. County officials are hoping to organize an auction of surplus equipment. Much of it comes from the Public…

Allen County is on track for significantly lower health care costs this year, thanks to recent programs to encourage wellness and allow employees to take a more active role in managing their prescriptions.  Commissioners heard…

County commissioners came up with a new plan to provide a little bit more money to Thrive Allen County for economic development, but it won’t change the budget. Commissioners will allocate $30,000 for Thrive in…

A debate over whether to start a land bank in Allen County raised more questions than answers, but in the end led to a new path forward. County commissioners met with Jonathon Goering, economic development…

Allen County commissioners seemed divided on a request to increase funding for economic development efforts. Jonathon Goering, economic development director for Thrive Allen County, is asking each of the four funding sources to increase their…

The Iola Senior Citizens Thrift Store is ready to move forward with a building expansion — with or without the county’s help. Which is just fine with county commissioners. The county owns the building at…