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Thrive Allen County, with cooperation from Iola, is applying for a grant that would fund engineering fees to study a replacement for the long-demolished Washington Avenue bridge spanning Elm Creek. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN
New Elm Creek bridge pursued By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register
The old Washington Avenue bridge spanning Elm Creek has been gone for decades. Thrive Allen County would like to change that, at least for pedestrians. David Toland, Thrive executive director, received permission this week from the Iola City Council to begin the process of applying for a grant from the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City.
If successful, the grant could be worth up to $75,000 to pay for engineering and related costs in designing a foot bridge. Thrive is ineligible for the grant, Toland explained. Instead, the organization will apply for the grant on behalf of the city. “Iola would receive the dollars,” Toland said. “We’re not contemplating any match or financial requirement from the city on this.” The grant application is the first step in building the
bridge, Toland explained. The city in recent years has overseen extensive improvements in the area. A disc golf course just north of the creek opened earlier this year. Meanwhile, the city — with more than a little assistance from Iola’s Community Involvement Task Force and Thrive — has developed Elm Creek Park South. However, the only way to access the park is to drive south on the See BRIDGE | Page A7
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Marco Rubio bid forcefully for control of the Republican Party’s establishment wing in Wednesday night’s third GOP debate, deflecting jabs from Jeb Bush, who desperately sought to right his floundering campaign. Insurgent outsiders Donald Trump and Ben Carson defended the seriousness of their White House efforts, underscoring the two-track fight for the party’s presidential nomination. But in an economic policy focused debate, both at times faded to the background during the two-hour contest. Rubio tangled early with Bush, his friend and fellow Floridian, who entered the debate in need of a strong
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performance to soothe his supporters’ anxiety. Bush targeted Rubio for his spotty voting record on Capitol Hill, signaling that he sees the Florida senator as the candidate most likely to block his political path. “Marco, when you signed up for this, this was a 6-year term and you should be showing up for work,” said Bush, who was forced to See DEBATE | Page A7
Boehner: ‘No regrets’ WASHINGTON (AP) — Outgoing Speaker John Boehner bade farewell to his colleagues today as the House commenced the political pageantry of electing Paul Ryan to replace him, with Republicans hoping the young but seasoned lawmaker can mend the splintered party’s selfinflicted wounds and craft a conservative message to
woo voters in next year’s elections. “I leave with no regrets, no burdens,” said Boehner, R-Ohio, who was hounded into retirement by hard-line conservatives who are mostly rallying behind Ryan, at least for now. “If anything, I leave the way I started, just a regular guy, humbled by See BOEHNER | Page A7
Wayward blimp causes headaches MUNCY, Pa. (AP) — A slow-moving, unmanned Army surveillance blimp floated over Pennsylvania for hours causing electrical outages as its tether hit power lines, after it broke loose from its mooring at a Maryland military facility. The 240-foot heliumfilled blimp, which had two fighter jets on its tail, came down in at least two pieces Wednesday near Muncy, a small town about 80 miles north of Harrisburg, the state capital. No injuries were reported. The radar-equipped blimp, fitted with sensitive defense technology, escaped from the military’s Aberdeen Proving Ground around 12:20 p.m. Authorities said it drifted northward, climbing to See BLIMP | Page A7
‘Pumpkin Eye’ fun
McKinley Elementary School students created all sorts of creative characters and landscapes as part of their “Pumpkin Eye” project, through Hallmark’s Kaleidoscope Education Program. The students read Denise Fleming’s Halloween-themed book, “Pumpkin Eye” before they were given a sack of raw materials to create any type of art project they wished. At right, Ron Worley of Kaleidoscope holds some of the materials available to the students. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN
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