Rebecca Johnson took the helm as director of the Southeast Kansas Multi-County Health Department in April of last year. She hasn’t had much time to sit back and reflect on the road traveled. Nine months…

A substantially smaller Allen County Fair is coming to Riverside Park in late July. Fair Board members voted last week for a pared-down version of the fair due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The fair will…

Allen County has been awarded a Community Development Block Grant in the amount of $132,000 from the Kansas Department of Commerce to assist with COVID-19 economic relief. In some instances, both counties and cities were…

After successful fundraising efforts for food pantries in Humboldt and Iola, a new effort is aimed at helping provide food for the rest of Allen County and its domestic violence shelter. Allen County GROW is…

Allen County is completely open for business once more, following a decision by Gov. Laura Kelly on Tuesday, and given the response of commissioners. In essence, following the governor’s decision, “Ad Astra: A Plan to…

No one is immune to elder abuse — it can happen to anyone, at any time, and anywhere.  Often a silent problem, elder abuse can rob older adults of their dignity and security and leave…

Technically, Allen County confirmed its first COVID-19 case Thursday, even though the person hasn’t been in the state for about three months and there is no risk to local residents, according to a press release…

The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) will begin concrete patching on U.S. 169 in Allen County south of Humboldt on Monday, weather permitting. The work will take place just north of the Neosho-Allen county line.…

Iola’s contract to provide emergency medical services to the county is likely to be extended a year under the terms of the current pact. City Council members agreed to extend the contract after Interim City…

Anderson County reported its first positive COVID-19 case Saturday. Information about the individual was not reported, but the Anderson County Health Department said it will notify the person and conduct contact tracing to determine who…