Allen County Commissioners signed off on a grant application Tuesday that will go towards paying emergency management salaries. Jason Trego, emergency management director, said the application is submitted yearly. Last year the county received “about…

Though they should have declared last Monday a holiday, the staff at Thrive Allen County was too busy to celebrate.  At least there was a bottle of bubbly. After a tense two months, the staff…

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The official nonprofit organization of the National Park Service is set to receive the largest grant in its history, a $100 million gift the fundraising group described as transformative for the…

Daren Kellerman, undersheriff with the Allen County Sheriff’s Office, spoke with county commissioners Tuesday morning about several items, including the recent success of National Night Out. Held at Allen Community College, the event connected 200…

KwiKom Communications of Iola will soon make a $4 million investment in Allen and Coffey counties thanks to an injection of vital grant funding via the Kansas Broadband Acceleration Grant.  The grants will be used…

Hope Unlimited has announced a potential infusion of funds towards its efforts to build a new shelter. The organization has applied for a $1.584 million award from the Kansas Housing Resource Corporation through the United…

April Jackson hopes the end of a three-year grant won’t be the end of the Recovery House, which has helped 33 people and three dogs since March 2022. The house offers temporary living and resources…

Iola schools and preschools hope to find new ways to join forces. USD 257 and the owners of local daycares Grow at Eden and Munchkinland and More will apply for a $175,000 grant from the…

LAWRENCE — The interim executive director and the board of directors at the suicide prevention organization HeadQuarters Kansas resigned amid an uprising by employees and volunteers, allegations grant money was misappropriated and anxiety about potential…

Four Allen County businesses received Backing Small Businesses grants up to $10,000 each.  They were among seven small businesses in Kansas and 500 across the country to receive the grants, which were administered by American…