Have a question about the new courthouse security plan? Submit it here, and we’ll bring it up at our public forum on Tuesday, October 10. You can also email questions to news@iolaregister.com. A tense exchange…

With the fate of a $9.95 million remodel of Allen County Courthouse just five weeks away, a community forum next Tuesday evening will offer the public an opportunity to speak with those leading the effort…

Related: Breaking down the costs of the proposed Allen County Courthouse remodel. The video tells a frightening story: In 2008, seconds after being convicted of murder in Allen County District Court, Rory Foster slid under…

If Allen County taxpayers approve the $9.95 million courthouse remodel project, they can expect to see tax rates increased by about 3.9 mills for the next 20 years. For the owner of a $100,000 home,…

Allen County voters will decide in November whether to approve bonds up to $9.95 million for a courthouse remodel. The project is led by a committee including 31st Judicial District Chief Judge Daniel Creitz, who…

A delinquent property tax sale will take place at 9 a.m. Thursday at the Allen County Courthouse.  Property owners have until the day of the sale to settle their accounts and keep their property, but…

An El Dorado architect firm is interested in a remodel and expansion project for the Allen County Courthouse.  Chief District Judge Dan Creitz presented commissioners with a proposal from Gravity Works, an architecture firm, to…

Allen County Courthouse has gone green for Veterans Day. The Kansas Association of Counties, along with several Kansas counties, announced county courthouses and other buildings and offices will be illuminated green this week. The effort…

More than 650 Allen Countians have cast ballots in advance of Tuesday’s general election, in which Kansans will select their next governor, U.S. senator and a host of other state offices. “People seem to be…

Sometime soon, Iola city workers will dig a trench around the bandstand on the Allen County courthouse lawn and open the way for Iola Lions Club members to begin renovation of the bandstand. After the…