Month: August 2010

COLONY — Crest High’s football team is meeting at 8 a.m. Friday in the weight room.On Sunday, a meeting for parents and athletes planning to participate in middle school or high school fall athletics will…

After 15 years at the helm of the Allen County Community College men’s basketball program, Mike Hayes resigned as head coach. ACCC athletic director Randy Weber released the news earlier this week.Anwar Perry, who has…

Thermometers all over town have jumped to triple digits during the recent spate of hot weather, and the official temperature came within an eyelash of that Wednesday, topping out at 99 degrees.The last time Iola…

GAS — The Register’s report Wednesday of costs for the new walking trail in Fees Park was inaccurate.The trail, which will be surfaced with material containing recycled vehicle tires, has a total cost of $43,088.…

First up in the Bowlus Fine Arts Center Speaker Series this year, on Tuesday, is Beth Lindsey Templeton, author of “Loving Our Neighbor: A Thoughtful Approach to Helping People in Poverty .” The book was…

LAHARPE — Getting caught speeding through LaHarpe just got more expensive.LaHarpe Council members, in their regular meeting Wednesday night, approved a new charter ordinance that increases court fees in LaHarpe Municipal Court from $49.50 to…

LAHARPE — To give away: land.LaHarpe City Council members, eager to see undeveloped plots of land near the city’s park filled with houses, agreed Wednesday that anybody willing to build there could have the properties…

Iola commissioners agreed to dedicate a portion of the city’s sales taxes toward construction of a new Allen County Hospital.Their announcement at an adjourned meeting late this morning came with a few strings attached, prominently…

As summer vacation days dwindle and broiling temperatures persist, Steve Orcutt figures kids need a break.Orcutt, retired art instructor, will once again team with Iolan Lyle Kern for a “Moonlight Splash” Saturday at the Iola…

GAS — A quarter-mile-long walking trail in Fees Park on the east side of Gas should be ready for use within a month, councilmen were told Tuesday evening.Steve Robb, city superintendent, said drainage was being…