Christopher Weiner, Garnett’s city manager, has been tapped as the next Iola city administrator. Iola City Council members gathered for a special meeting Tuesday afternoon, after which they agreed in principal on a three-year contract…

Hundreds of photos documenting the earliest days of Allen County, are being prepared for an upcoming Smithsonian Institution Exhibit. The Mary L. Martin Art Gallery and Creitz Recital Hall will serve as the starting point…

Carlyle Presbyterian Church Bible Study with Pastor Steve Traw on the book of Hebrews will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday. All are welcome. Around town Thrive Allen  County  has canceled its community conversation in Carlyle…

Carlyle Presbyterian Church Pastor Steve Traw’s message was titled “From My Ground Post” taken from Habakkuk 3:1-19. From Habakkuk’s ground post, God reassured him that, in due time, evil will be judged and that ultimately righteousness…

Jonathon Goering has just joined the team at Thrive Allen County as their new economic development manager. The Register sat down with him during his second day on the job to see how things were…

Lisse Regehr brought Allen County commissioners up to date on Tuesday as to how a $132,000 grant to the county will be distributed. Regehr is chief executive officer of Thrive Allen County, which was given…

After being awarded a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) from the Kansas Department of Commerce for $132,000, commissioners selected Thrive Allen County to be the grant’s administrator. The selection came during a public hearing wherein…

Following a public forum at Tuesday’s meeting, Allen County commissioners approved moving forward on a grant from the Kansas Department of Commerce in collaboration with Thrive Allen County. Last week, Commerce announced it would offer…

In order to assist local businesses, especially those who’ve lost employees, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Thrive Allen County CEO Lisse Regehr informed commissioners that a new but “very competitive” grant opportunity had been made available…

Is your small business or nonprofit in need of assistance due to financial hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic? Programs and loans exist to help out entities that are struggling, and Thrive Allen County is…