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Wednesday, October 5, 2016
More apartments coming By BOB JOHNSON The Iola Register
Allen County commissioners tentatively agreed to be the conduit for a $400,000 grant application to accommodate construction of an eight-apartment complex on the old hospital grounds. Twelve apartments will open soon and the next group of eight —fulfilling a promise to 20 when Iola Industries
purchased property — will be directly east. David Toland, speaking on behalf of Iola Industries, said the grant application,
which Thrive Allen County will write, “should be competitive” with the Kansas Housing Resources Commission. “Iola Industries owns the ground, the plans are ready and Iola has issued a building permit — making the project shovel ready.” Total cost will be about $1 million, with the remaining $600,000 coming through commercial financing. Rent for the first set of
apartments is market-based. The next eight will have moderate income guidelines, to facilitate application for the grant. The guidelines portend no rent subsidies. “About 90 percent of the people in Allen County would qualify to live in them,” Toland said. He also pointed out the guidelines “are just that. They’re flexible. If two pharSee COUNTY | Page A8
MUSIC ACTS TO HEADLINE FCD
Group says stop revenue reports By JOHN HANNA The Associated Press
The 45th annual Farm-City Days celebration will include the musical talents of, clockwise from top, the Brody Buster Band, Outlaw Jim and the Whiskey Benders and Red Sky Home. Check out pages A3-A6 for a full rundown of the musical acts and other activities.
Veep hopefuls spar WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Mike Pence was calm and steady in the face of Democrat Tim Kaine’s fiery and frequent challenges. But when it came to defending Donald Trump, Pence dodged, sidestepped or was silent about some of his running mate’s most provocative words. Kaine aggressively pressured Pence to vouch for Trump throughout the 90-minute debate, often citing the brash businessman’s own words. Pence defended Trump’s tax history, but maneuvered around criticism of Trump’s demeaning comments about
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Cash-strapped Kansas would drop monthly reporting on the state’s finances that has created political problems for Republican Gov. Sam Brownback’s allies under a proposal outlined Tuesday by a task force he appointed. The task force included the proposal among its recommendations for improving the accuracy of the state’s twice-a-year forecasts for how much money it expects to take in. No longer would monthly reports compare tax collections with projections. Instead, they would compare that month’s revenue with the same month in the previous year. Kansas has struggled to meet revenue targets and balance its budget since GOP legislators slashed personal income taxes in 2012 and 2013 at Brownback’s urging as an economic stimulus. Tax collections were nearly $45 million less than anticipated in September and fell short of expectations for 32 of the 45 months — 71 percent of the time — since the first tax cuts took effect. For at least several deSee REVENUES | Page A2
Let’s build a playground! By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register
Mike Pence
Tim Kaine
women, his public doubting of President Barack Obama’s citizenship and broader questions about temperament. “I can’t imagine how Governor Pence can defend the insult-driven, me-first style of Donald Trump,” said Kaine, the Virginia senator and HillSee DEBATE | Page A2
Quote of the day Vol. 118, No. 236
LAHARPE — Volunteers hope it takes a little less than a village to assemble and install playground equipment Sunday. But they want to be prepared in case it does. LaHarpe PRIDE, a halfdozen or so University of Kansas students, a group of 4-H’ers, Thrive Allen County and other volunteers will work in league all day Sunday to install several playground equipment pieces at the LaHarpe City Park. Organizers are hoping to
draw more volunteers, particularly ones skilled at reading technical designs and product assembly. The equipment sports a number of unique climbing features certain to attract both the young and the young
“The purpose of all wars, is peace.” — Saint Augustine 75 Cents
at heart. “This is a community build project, and Allen County is our community,” noted Damaris Kunkler, Thrive director, in extending her appeal for See PARK | Page A2
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