Carlyle talks EMS

With voters poised to head to the polls Tuesday, a small group gathered in Carlyle to discuss a proposed sales tax that, if approved, would help support Allen County's ambulance service.
From left, Nancy Zartman, Commissioner David Lee, Phyllis Loomis, David Loomis and Ronald Stranghoner discuss the commission’s sales tax proposal Thursday night at Carlyle Presbyterian Church. Photo by Tim Stauffer / Iola Register
by Tim Stauffer, Register managing editor
Published: October 30, 2026
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With voters poised to head to the polls Tuesday, a small group gathered in Carlyle to discuss a proposed sales tax that, if approved, would help support Allen County’s ambulance service.

A small group of Carlyle residents gathered Thursday to discuss a sales tax proposal for Allen County EMS Thursday night at Carlyle Presbyterian Church.

It was the last in a series of visits Lee has made to discuss the proposal with constituents.

On Wednesday evening, Lee spoke with nine Moran area residents; a Humboldt conversation to be led by Commissioner Jerry Daniels Tuesday evening did not occur due to low attendance.

Tim Stauffer, Register managing editor

Tim Stauffer came to The Iola Register in 2018, becoming the fifth generation of his family to work at the small-town newspaper. Tim graduated with honors from the University of Kansas in 2007 and subsequently served for one year as an AmeriCorps volunteer in Seattle, providing GED instruction at Youthcare’s Orion Center. He then served 2.5 years as a Peace Corps volunteer in El Salvador. After his time as a Peace Corps volunteer, Tim received his MA in English Education from New York University, graduating with distinction. He then taught high school English for 5.5 years at Wyandotte High School in Kansas City, Kansas. While teaching, he completed the Hollyhock Fellowship Program through the Stanford Center to Support Excellence in Teaching. Tim and his wife Violeta have two children.

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