When Allen Community College opened its Iola campus in 1970, it featured a boiler system with a life expectancy projected at between 45 and 50 years. That was 55 years ago. Ryan Sigg, the college’s…

As design work continues on a new Career and Technical Education (CTE) building and maintenance shop at Allen Community College, interim president John Masterson expressed concern about the cost of capital improvement projects over the…

When weighing a potential candidacy for Allen Community Board of Trustees, Alana Cloutier considered the college’s name. “It’s Allen Community College, not Iola Community College. And when I learned that no one on the board…

Vicki Curry’s roots at Allen Community College run deep. “I have a special place in my heart for Allen,” Curry told the Register. “I went there as a student. My husband went there. All three…

Becky Nilges, whose affiliation with Allen Community College started as a student in the 1970s, is back with the college as a trustee. Nilges was appointed Tuesday to fill the position vacated by Robin Schallie,…

With spring classes just days from starting, Allen Community College is adjusting its COVID-19 protocols. Cynthia Jacobson, vice president for student affairs, told ACC trustees Tuesday the college is shortening the time for isolation or…

The Allen Community College Board of Trustees will have three special meetings at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 6, 8 and 13 in the Spencer Ambler Board Room at ACC.  The meetings will take place in executive…

Weeks after the Allen County Regional Hospital began operating under a lease with Saint Luke’s Health System, a newly reorganized Board of Trustees gathered for the first time Monday.  The members were the same, but…

If it weren’t for two sizable grants, Allen County’s hospital would be in a world of hurt.  The hospital received $518,00 through the federal government’s recent CARES Act and another $100,000 from the state of…

Tuesday evening’s meeting of the Allen Community College Board of Trustees was a whirlwind summary of the changes institutions of higher education have had to make in response to the COVID-19 pandemic over the past…