After more than 12 years leading Allen County EMS through departmental restructuring, staffing shortages, rising costs and the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, EMS Director Michael Burnett has stepped away from the position he held…

A leadership change at Allen County EMS was announced at Tuesday’s Allen County Commission meeting. EMS Director Michael Burnett announced he will leave the department next week to accept the EMS director position in Crawford…

Crest High School graduate Braylee Burnett has grand dreams. The 17-year-old plans to follow her parents’ footsteps into the medical field. Her father, Michael, is the Emergency Medical Services director for Allen County. Mother Amy…

Allen County Commissioner Jerry Daniels asked for help Tuesday in keeping track of emergency management services. “We have a contract that increases every year. We’re purchasing vehicles and now we’re doing matching grants,” he said. …

Following a discussion at last week’s Allen County Commission meeting pertaining to the need for new or remounted ambulances, commissioners were faced with some bad news Tuesday morning.  “We’ve got two of our trucks in…

The Farm-City Days Medallion Hunt came to an abrupt halt Saturday morning when Michael Burnett found the hidden medallion, concealed in a Lending Library box at the intersection of the Missouri Pacific biking and hiking…