Tag: Allen County
What Allen County Treasurer Crickett Maley thought would be a simple request, turned into a lengthy debate at Tuesdays meeting before county commissioners. Maley came before commissioners to request purchase of five computers from Advantage…
A worker at the Prairie Queen wind farm in northern Allen County was injured Saturday after falling into one of the wind turbines blades. Daren Kellerman with the Allen County Sheriffs Department said the worker,…
A crowd of nearly 20 people gathered around Steve Strickler in the middle of Endurance Lift Solutions, 2702 N. State St., on a rainy Monday evening in Iola. The crowd featured several members of the…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly is seeking a federal disaster declaration, citing severe weather and flooding that continue to ravage the state. Kelly, a Democrat, announced the request to President Donald Trump…
(This is second in a two-part series about the U.S. 169 rebuild south of Iola. For part 1, see here.) When the shortest distance between two points is closed, drivers will find creative alternatives.…
A year after a seven-mile highway replacement project began on U.S. 169 between Iola and Chanute, motorists can drive a few miles on fresh, smooth pavement. The potholes and cracks, so common and frustrating to…
After crunching the numbers, Allen County 911 Communications Director Angela Murphy estimates it would cost the county about $167,000 annually to absorb the City of Chanute into its emergency system. Murphy suggested three more employees…
This weeks round of storms spread more than rain through Allen County, when winds toppled a 60-foot maple tree, which then crashed upon the roof of Jeanette Oberzans home in the 600 block of East…
ST. LOUIS (AP) Another round of rain has led to more flash flood watches across the Midwest. The National Weather Service issued the watches today for parts of Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Arkansas and…
Large crowds flocked to downtown Iola Thursday for the first Allen County Farmers Market session of 2019. The market runs from 5:30 to 7 p.m. each Thursday on Jefferson Avenue along the courthouse square. Specials…
