Tekoa gets extension on .09 remodel grant

Tekoa requested and was granted an extension for its project to renovate the community center, which is the site of the former Jaycees Club and is adjacent to the Empire Theater.

Tekoa last April was awarded county .09 funds to complete the project, which will include linking the two properties by adding a walkway and constructing new restrooms in the community hall to allow easier access than the current theater restrooms, which are down a narrow staircase in a basement below the theater’s lobby.

At present, the nearest handicap-accessible restrooms for the theater are at a public restroom ac...