Any day now, Dr. Lyvier Leffler will be able to pause to catch her breath. She arrived as Allen Community College’s president in mid-January, with the spring semester classes already underway, and the college just…

Allen County veterans now have a new opportunity to make much-needed repairs to their homes thanks to a $30,000 Veterans Home Repair Grant offered through Thrive Allen County. The grant is funded by Home Depot…

Kristen French finds herself holding her breath when she crosses a number of intersections in Iola. French, daughter of Iola Mayor Steve French, addressed the Iola City Council Monday about some of the crossroads she…

PrairieLand Partners of Iola invited some friends over to dinner Wednesday evening. The occasion? An open house celebrating its new $14 million facility at 1690 Oregon Rd. From the north, the 75,684 square foot facility…

The workload facing Allen Community College’s maintenance staff took center stage Tuesday as trustees debated whether to hire another staffer to handle the department’s administrative and clerical duties. Trustees voted 4-2 — Vicki Curry and…

Allen Community College trustees hired Matthew Gleason Tuesday as Vice President of Finance and Operations, effective Sept. 1. Gleason brings more than 20 years of accounting and financial leadership experience to Allen, with a career…

Iola and Allen County leaders were essentially unanimous this week, agreeing they’d like a recycling program of some capacity to remain available. They were equally insistent on another point: In order for them to take…

Message received, Steve Strickler told county commissioners Tuesday morning. He reported on Monday evening’s meeting with Iola’s city council, where both he and County Commissioner John Brocker discussed a joint recycling program. (See related article…

Allen County commissioners approved putting a sales tax extension that supports Allen County Regional Hospital on the ballot this November. The quarter-cent sales tax comes before voters for renewal every five years. Established in 2010,…

USD 257 will receive an infusion of funds for professional development thanks to a grant from the Patterson Family Foundation. Jenna Higginbotham, USD 257’s Director of Curriculum, announced at Monday’s USD 257 board meeting the…