IHS grad opens child care facility

Katie Bigelow has opened a new daycare at the former Hedgeapple Acres property near Moran. She graduated from Iola High School in May.
Upon her graduation from Iola High School this spring, Katie Bigelow already had been in business with her own daycare center, “Katie’s Daycare.” Here, she sits with three of her charges, Kambrie Stroud, 18 months, Sutton Kress, 6 months, and Axel Rayburn, 2. Photo by Richard Luken / Iola Register
by Richard Luken
Published: June 16, 2023
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Katie Bigelow has opened a new daycare at the former Hedgeapple Acres property near Moran. She graduated from Iola High School in May.

MORAN — It didn’t take Katie Bigelow long to embark on what she hopes is a long career as a daycare provider.

When Bigelow received her diploma from Iola High School in May, she’d already been in business for a month as the owner/proprietor of Katie’s Daycare.

“I’ve always loved kids,” she explained. “Even when I was a kid, I always had my dolls, and I babysat for years.

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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