Tag: LaHarpe

Iolans can begin shooting fireworks today, with some limits. Most types of aerial works — mortar shells, Roman candles and other rocket-type works — are banned in Iola city limits. Bottle rockets are illegal anywhere…

MORAN ? It?s what you?d expect in a small gym. Treadmills. Squat rack. Elliptical machine. But 54 Fitness, located in the 500-person town of Moran, still holds remnants of the building?s previous lives. Tile flooring.…

LAHARPE — The annual LaHarpe High School Alumni Celebration started Saturday with eight members joining the LaHarpe Day parade. The former students, ranging from the classes of 1947 to 1966, rode in a pickup during…

LAHARPE — Keep those clippings off the street. LaHarpe City Council members approved Wednesday a new ordinance that makes it illegal for residents to mow in a manner that spews grass clippings on to nearby…

Jess Taylor, a seventh-grade student at Iola Middle School, won the Kansas District 3 Veterans of Foreign Wars Patriot’s Pen essay contest, “Why I honor the American Flag,” at Parsons Saturday. Taylor won the local…

LAHARPE — Ever want to be a part of the decision making in your community, but don’t know where to start? The League of Kansas Municipalities, partnering with Thrive Allen County and the Kansas Health…

The Iola Kiwanis Club’s annual Easter Candy Hunt highlights a busy Easter weekend throughout Allen County. The hunt begins at the courthouse square at noon Saturday. Participants are encouraged to arrive on time, because the…

LAHARPE — A series of activities and projects are about to get underway, courtesy of a successful “In Our Back Yard” fundraising campaign. LaHarpe City Council members noted the recent fundraiser, which raised about $24,000,…

Allen County commissioners accepted their planning board’s recommendation to unanimously approve a permit for the construction of a 490-foot communications tower to be erected just south of the landfill near LaHarpe. The tower, the idea…

Springlike temperatures brought several youngsters to the LaHarpe City Park Monday afternoon for repeated trips along the park?s zipline. XyliaDawn Goodner, 6, hangs on while embarking on her ride. Bryson Yocham, Skyler Smeltzer and Xander…