Iola City Council was in full penny-pinching mode Monday, eliminating a number of line items necessary to close a projected $420,000 gap in the city’s general fund. Council members ultimately approved, 6-2, Iola’s 2020 spending…

Dear editor, I attended the last session of the city council meeting which was mainly to approve a city budget for 2020. There were widely different opinions as to how the available money was to…

With approval of $35 million worth of school projects this past April, USD 257 taxpayers expected to see a tax increase in next year’s budget.  Yes, that tax increase is coming, but thankfully, at a…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Department of Transportation plans to spend $5 million this year to help cities and counties repair 3,800 bridges that are in poor condition or are structurally insufficient. The Topeka…

Iola City Council members will be asked to approve a budget Monday that spends roughly $1.8 million more than it will generate in revenues in 2020. Rather than enduring spending cuts, “which would likely result…

Steve Strickler told Allen County Commissioners on Tuesday morning that he has received a much better response than he anticipated for his recycling project. “I just want to thank you guys for the investment in…

MORAN — Moran is going in a new direction to purchase electricity next year. City Council members voted Monday to send a notice to Westar that the city will not renew its wholesale energy contract…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A hard-won, warts-and-all budget pact between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and President Donald Trump is facing a key vote in the GOP-held Senate, with many conservatives torn between supporting the president and…

Iola City Council members indicated a willingness to find a compromise when it comes to financial support of Allen County Regional Hospital. At issue is the annual $300,000 payment the city makes to the county,…

When Iola City Council members gather tonight to continue discussions on the city’s 2020 budget, they’ll have a few more items to ponder. In the second night of a two-day budget workshop Thursday, Council members…