After a year of delays, the newest cell has been completed at the Allen County Landfill. The landfill now faces another hurdle — wind. County Commissioners Tuesday morning continued discussion from a previous meeting concerning…

Tuesday’s evening meeting of the Allen County Commission saw an impressive turnout. The commission meetings are typically held at 8:30 a.m., but commissioners have decided to try a monthly evening meeting at the request of…

Delays in the construction of a new cell at the Allen County Landfill was a point of contention at Tuesday morning’s commission meeting. Contractors Richard Huthing and Will Rogers, with Halcomb Construction, approached the commission…

Recycling in Iola, or in Allen County for that matter, should not depend solely on volunteers. As proven, it’s not reliable (no offense, you amazing people.) Enthusiasm wanes, schedules get busy, new hands need to…

Batteries continue to be a problem at the Allen County Landfill, even as officials work toward a solution. Landfill crews stopped two potential fires in the past week, Public Works Director Mitch Garner told county…

County leaders are still researching options for tire disposal but said they anticipate changing the current policy in some way. Commissioners have been weighing options for waste tire disposal after Public Works director Mitch Garner…

County commissioners voiced interest in recycling at their meeting Tuesday.  Of tires and electronics. That’s certainly a blow to local volunteers who for the last year have been pleading with city and county officials to…

Construction of a new cell at the Allen County Landfill is about 20% complete, according to an engineer overseeing the project. Jared Brooks, an engineer with Schwab Eaton of Manhattan, gave county commissioners a report…

Dear editor,  Over the past two weeks we’ve seen a couple of articles about the Allen County Landfill and recycling — or the lack thereof.  The first concerned the problem of blowing trash at the…

A company that recycles used tires has been dumping more than 200,000 tires at the Allen County Landfill over the past six months, prompting county leaders to consider changes to the way it handles or…