With construction proceeding on the new Iola Elementary School, Iolans were given their first glimpse Monday of plans to extend the Missouri Pacific Trail to connect the school site to the rest of town. Iola…

Officials with Thrive Allen County and LaHarpe PRIDE, along with members of the community, celebrate the official opening and ribbon cutting for a new pump track at LaHarpe City Park.

Jaimie Jensen and her daughters Quinn, age 3, and Baylor, 17 months, enjoyed not only a beautiful day Tuesday but also a new mural painted along the Lehigh Portland Trail. Rodrigo Alvarez and Isaac Tapia…

New art is bursting into life on the trails. Isaac Tapia and Rodrigo Alvarez of IT-RA Icons have been hard at work this week on their mural “Serene Flight,” which was selected as part of…

The county is easing virus restrictions by partially reopening senior centers and formally adopting a “recommended” rather than “mandated” mask policy. Discussion on the mask issue linked back to recent decisions at the state level,…

A new housing initiative is taking shape locally. To learn more, this Register reporter sat down with Jonathon Goering, economic development director at Thrive Allen County. He explained how “Thrive was selected to participate in…

Thrive Allen County’s transportation program is changing lives. “To me it’s been a godsend,” said Iolan Loren Mitchell, in reference to the local initiative. The 83-year-old said his daughter had been giving him rides to…

Allen County has been awarded a transportation grant in excess of $70,000. Jessica Thompson, director of development for Thrive Allen County, confirmed the state’s award of the 5311 grant, and said it would “allow us…

In recent years, a group of steely determined volunteers, equipped with various grants and an occasional assist from the city helped convert empty industrial land and an abandoned railroad right-of-way near Iola into one of…

Allen County Regional Airport may soon be expanding. But what does that mean exactly? To find out more, this Register reporter sat down with Jonathon Goering, economic development director at Thrive Allen County, and Allen…