LAHARPE — The public is invited to tour the old Diebolt Lumber facility in rural LaHarpe Monday as part of an open house.
Plans are in the works to utilize the property, now owned by LaHarpe’s Ray Maloney, as a regional technical education center.
School officials from four districts — Iola USD 257, Marmaton Valley USD 256, Uniontown USD 235 and St. Paul USD 505 — have announced their intentions to allow their students to enroll in construction trades and other courses offered up at the tech center.
Other districts have expressed interest, and may likely reach out as the center comes closer to reality.
Fort Scott Community College also has announced a commitment to provide the instructor for the construction trades classes.
The open house runs from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday.
The facility is at 2661 Nebraska Rd., or about one-quarter mile east of LaHarpe.
