Local officials are advising Allen County residents to keep an eye out for and stay away from poison ivy, the perennial wild weed that is abundant throughout Kansas.Dr. Brian Wolfe at The Family Physicians says…

The Douglas Street bridge spanning Coon Creek in Iola is off limits to traffic while the city determines the bridge’s fate.The bridge failed a recent Kansas Department of Transportation inspection, citing the structure’s deteriorating pier…

Allen County was asked to join QUAD, a consortium of counties whose original mission was to nurture fledgling and expanding small businesses.Woodson and Chautauqua counties are charter members of the foursome and remain in the…

Surveys of Allen County bridges by Kansas Department of Transportation technicians found 11 in need of attention, three of them having “fractures” that prompted more immediate action.Bill King, director of Public Works, told county commissioners…

Sheriff Tom Williams requested an additional $214,000 for next year’s budget at Tuesday’s meeting of Allen County commissioners. That brings the budget for the law enforcement center to $1.725 million.Williams said the increase is due…

With little in the means of an explanation, Allen County Hospital trustees switched their focus Tuesday night to the land north of Strickler Dairy as a site to build the new hospital.After the conclusion of…

Virgil W. Ruthrauff, 90, of Moran died Saturday, June 25, 2011, at Wheatlands Health Care Center in Kingman.He was born July 31, 1920, in Redfield, to Glen and Goldie (Mangold) Ruthrauff. He grew up in…

Dr. Max Albert Mertz, 91,died  Thursday, June 23, 2011, at his home in Winston-Salem, N.C., after a 10-year battle with prostate cancer. He was the brother-in-law of Ed and Betty Miller of Iola.He was born…

Ryan and Lauren Horsman, Platte City, Mo., announce the birth of a daughter, Harper Iris, born June 13, 2011, at North Kansas City Hospital, Kansas City, Mo. She weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces and was…

Europe’s big cities have declared war on the car. The goal is to make car use increasingly expensive and driving in the city so frustrating that car owners will gladly leave their vehicles at home…