Stronger together

The Moran Day parade theme was Stronger Together. The fall festival offered a variety of activities.

September 23, 2024 - 2:54 PM

When Kansas prison officials put up roadblocks for inmates to read their hometown newspapers, it further isolates them. This week, a Moran grandmother is working to see her incarcerated grandson keeps his access to The Register, though the work-around is more convoluted. Pictured here are members of the Prairie Rose 4-H Club on their float during last year's Moran Day parade. The theme of the festival was “Stronger Together.” That's not the message the KDOC is sending. Photo by Sarah Haney / Iola Register

Saturday’s Moran Day theme of the festival was “Stronger Together” and included a variety of events throughout the day, including a petting zoo, vendors, food trucks, cornhole tournament, free bean feed, pony pull, and a live concert.

Moran United Methodist Church members went with a construction theme for their float. Photo by Sarah Haney / Iola Register

Leading the parade was a train of flags pulled by a member of the American Legion Jones Hardy Post No. 385 of Moran. Photo by Sarah Haney / Iola Register