In one of the briefest meetings in memory, Allen Community College trustees took only a few minutes to approve ACC’s 2022-23 budget Thursday. In one of the briefest meetings in memory, Allen Community College trustees…

The USD 257 budget will include a slight tax rate increase, mostly because the district is receiving less state aid.  At Monday night’s meeting, school board members reviewed next year’s budget, which calls for raising…

County commissioners came up with a new plan to provide a little bit more money to Thrive Allen County for economic development, but it won’t change the budget. Commissioners will allocate $30,000 for Thrive in…

County commissioners are determined to cut the local tax rate in spite of inflation that has hiked costs across the board.  And it looks like they’ll get there — barely, and not without some pain. …

Allen County commissioners seemed divided on a request to increase funding for economic development efforts. Jonathon Goering, economic development director for Thrive Allen County, is asking each of the four funding sources to increase their…

HUMBOLDT — Hourly workers will receive more pay for serving “on call” during weekends and after-hours during the week. Ten employees with the maintenance, water and wastewater departments petitioned city hall for the pay increase,…

Iola’s 2023 budget took center stage Monday as Iola City Council members continue to debate what could be one of the city’s largest property tax hikes in recent memory. As is, the budget’s general fund…

TOPEKA — The state of Kansas had sufficient cash flow for the first time in more than 20 years to avoid borrowing to cover day-to-day operating expenses while simultaneously building a reserve fund in the…

Iola and Allen County should be investing more in economic development, City Administrator Matt Rehder said Monday. Rehder proposed to Iola City Council members the city increase its annual economic development investment from $20,000 to…

Allen County received a bit of good news before officials start sizing up next year’s budget. County Clerk Sherrie Riebel told commissioners Tuesday the county’s assessed valuation projects to increase about $10 million this year…