Tag: Allen County
On a national level, 18-year-old Arjav Rawal is known for being featured in a New York Times story about how he scooped CNN, The Des Moines Register and other media outlets — three times —…
Thrive Allen County CEO Lisse Regher said that a second round of CARES Act/SPARK funding would soon be made available across the state through the Kansas Department of Commerce. As opposed to the first round…
With permission from the county in hand, work will begin soon to start up a rock quarry near Humboldt Hill. Allen County commissioners reversed last week an earlier decision to deny a conditional use permit…
The sky between Moran and Elsmore is open and dreamily quiet. There, late summer corn sways subtly upon warm wind and you can sense your heartbeat slowing to match its rhythm. But in the 1870s…
Commissioner Bruce Symes retained his seat by a hair after provisional votes were tallied at Tuesday’s county commission meeting. Symes received 353 votes to opponent John Brocker’s 345. County Clerk Sherrie Riebel was assisted by…
The number of COVID-19 cases in Kansas rose by 1,092 over the weekend, bringing the total to 31,730. One month ago, the state had 17,618 confirmed cases. Allen County continues to have 17 confirmed cases.…
Students will be heading back to school soon, with mask mandates in place. The CDC earlier this month urged every American to wear a mask, citing studies and data that show face masks reduce the…
Twenty-three more ballots were added to the mix of the primary election. Allen County Clerk Sherrie Riebel said the 23 ballots that came in Wednesday were postmarked by Tuesday, as mandated by state law to…
With a handful of races decided in Tuesday’s primary election, one remains up in the air. As it stands, Allen County Commissioner Bruce Symes holds a seven-vote lead over challenger John Brocker in his re-election…
