Commission Chairman Jerry Daniels believes he has some unfinished business, as the county is juggling an extra $2.4 million worth of projects courtesy of the federal government. Daniels has filed for re-election to keep his…

There’s a good reason why people care so much about county roads and bridges, according to Mark Griffith. “That’s what they travel on every day. That’s what they take their kids to school on,” he…

Health department officials tackled a lot of extra responsibilities because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Rebecca Johnson, director of the Southeast Kansas Multi-County Health Department, told county commissioners on Tuesday. Johnson submitted her department’s annual budget…

Owners of heavy machinery and equipment might soon get a little bit of sticker shock. The Allen County Appraiser’s office is mailing property valuation notices on Friday for personal property that could show significant increases…

A new recycling group asked the county for help transporting items to an outside facility. Commissioners said they wanted to think about the request for a week. Allen County Recycling Inc. recently applied for 501(c)3…

An Allen County Sheriff’s deputy took commissioners to task for what he described as trying to gloss over a decision to not pay some county employees extra for working through the worst of the COVID-19…

Commissioners whittled down their list of projects to pay for with federal relief funds, cutting plans to help with an expansion to the Iola Senior Citizens Thrift Store and doing away with plans to give…

Federal relief money should cover most of the county’s portion of a multi-million airport infrastructure project. Allen County commissioners and Thrive Allen County representatives dug into the requirements of a $3 million Building a Stronger…

Allen County isn’t alone in its struggle to find workers, the head of a labor study organization told a group of employers on Wednesday morning. Chad Chancellor, CEO of Next Move Group LLC, presented results…

The Allen County Democrats will have a candidate question and answer session at 6 p.m. Monday at the North Community Building, 505 N. Buckeye St., with four Democrats competing for state and federal positions. Candidates…