CARLYLE — A familiar topic — roads — came to the forefront as a group of 15 gathered Tuesday to talk all things Carlyle. The community conversation, hosted by Thrive Allen County, had barely gotten…

Tuesday afternoon Register reporters Vickie Moss and Sarah Haney and I began calling those we thought would be affected by the news that by 5 p.m. that day the federal government was going to freeze…

Sometimes, little things make a big difference. An effort to learn how students feel about their schools resulted in repairs to a bathroom at Iola High School. Max Andersen and Kaysin Crusinbery, IHS seniors who…

The need for public transportation drives Jeff Keithly to keep Allen Regional Transit (ART) moving forward.  “When I first came here, I thought the need couldn’t be high. I quickly discovered there’s a huge need,”…

A new program offers help paying health insurance for childcare providers and their employees. Thrive Allen County announced it received a grant from the Kansas Children’s Cabinet to provide stipends up to $3,600 a year…

The end of the year marks a key deadline for local governments that received pandemic-era money from the American Rescue Plan Act in 2021. Officials have until Dec. 31 to declare how they plan to…

It’s a telling sign when a 65-year-old has found a new purpose in life.  That would be Diana Stephens, a relatively recent transplant from California, who has since identified longtime Iolan Linda Johnson as her…

Help is available to enroll for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, especially if you want coverage to begin on Jan. 1.  There’s still time to sign up.  Dec. 15 is the last day…

After 17 years, Thrive Allen County’s vision is more clear than ever. In fact, some might call it a masterpiece. Thrive CEO Lisse Regehr said that’s exactly what her team hoped to create as they…

Despite the recent failure of an additional sales tax to help fund emergency medical services (EMS), Allen County commissioners said the success of a $164,000 grant application and the hope of another one on the…