The Iola Public Library will be closed until at least Monday after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19.
A Facebook book sale scheduled for today was canceled.
Curbside pickup is available between 9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on weekdays while the library is shut down. Drive down the alley behind the library and call to inform them of your arrival.
Allen County currently has 91 active COVID-19 cases, according to the Southeast Kansas Multi-County Health Departments.
Since the pandemic began, the county has reported 448 cases.
Still, the county’s infection rate remains lower than other area counties, with 36.2 infections for every 1,000 residents. Only Woodson County’s rate is lower, at 25.8. Of the counties that surround Allen, Anderson has the highest rate at 54.2 cases per 1,000 residents. Crawford County has the highest rate in SEK, at 68.7 per 1,000.
