Iola City Administrator Matt Rehder envisions an eventful — and productive — 2023 for the city. Rehder, who is nearing his second anniversary as city administrator, sat down with the Register for a “state of…

After more than a year of talks, Allen County is close to approving a land bank. County commissioners met Tuesday with Jonathon Goering of Thrive Allen County as he puts the finishing touches on a…

Crews from Advanced Systems Homes of Chanute did all the heavy lifting Friday as they installed a new prefabricated home for Mike and Rhoda Schwindt of Iola. Located at 19 Cardinal Drive, the home is…

Iola will extend utilities to accommodate what they hope will be new housing development on the north edge of town. City Council members voted, 7-0, to extend water, electric and street infrastructure through what will…

Iola has opened the spigot to a pair of potential water-based attractions in the city. City Council members Monday accepted a bid to sell the city’s decommissioned Elm Street water tower to Iolan Max Grundy…

Plans to convert Iola’s three former elementary schools into housing took a big leap forward on Monday. School district officials approved a pre-development agreement with BNIM, a Kansas City, Mo.-based architect and design firm that…

Iola City Council members are throwing their support behind an effort to entice housing development in the north part of town. Council members unanimously endorsed the first steps to creating a Rural Housing Incentive District…

A debate over whether to start a land bank in Allen County raised more questions than answers, but in the end led to a new path forward. County commissioners met with Jonathon Goering, economic development…

Jonathan Goering, Thrive Allen County’s economic development director, is ready to move forward with plans to start a land bank. Commissioners, though, aren’t quite as enthusiastic. They’re concerned the county could end up with a…

TOPEKA — A new judicial committee report on evictions in Kansas points to multiple problems with a complex, fast-paced legal system for ousting tenants who fail to pay their rent. Three-fourths of eviction filings are…