Moran plans disc golf course

A Moran group will receive $5,000 in order to erect a nine-hole disc golf course at the Moran City Park.
Plans are in the works to add a nine-hole disc golf course at Moran City Park, funded by a $5,000 grant from Heartland Rural Electric Cooperative. Photo by Richard Luken / Iola Register
by Richard Luken
Published: October 8, 2025
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A Moran group will receive $5,000 in order to erect a nine-hole disc golf course at the Moran City Park.

MORAN — Plans are in the works to install a nine-hole disc golf course at the Moran City Park.

The Moran Youth Recreation Association will receive $5,000 from the Heartland Rural Electric Cooperative’s Concern for Community grant program.

Taeler Carr, who applied for the grant on behalf of the rec association, said preliminary plans are for the disc golf area to be placed south of the park’s secondary shelter at the south edge of the park.

Richard Luken

Richard has been a part of the Register family since 1994. Richard covers general news and, on occasion, sports. A native of Moran, Richard came to the paper while still a student at Allen Community College. With mentors former publisher Emerson Lynn Jr. and former veteran reporter Bob Johnson at the ready, Richard learned how to be a star reporter. Over the span of his 28 years his news beats have included school board meetings for Districts 257 and 258, as well as Allen Community College trustee meetings. He’s also routinely covered city council meetings for Iola, Humboldt, LaHarpe and Moran. He’s covered floods, wrecks, true crime — everything from heart-warming to heart-breaking stories. For his work, Richard has consistently won top awards in statewide competitions year after year. Outside the office, he enjoys sports, reading and keeping up with the kids and grandkids.

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