MORAN — A slow but steady population loss in rural Kansas has hit Moran as hard as anybody, Mayor Jerry Wallis noted Tuesday. It wasn’t that long ago that Moran boasted three filling stations, multiple…

MORAN — Thrive Allen County will host a community conversation in Moran Tuesday, April 29. Residents are invited to share their visions of the future of the community. The conversation will start at 6 p.m.,…

The concept of a land bank will be the topic of a roundtable discussion at Monday evening’s Iola city council meeting. A land bank is a community-owned entity established to acquire, manage, and repurpose vacant,…

Iola residents outlined a long wish-list at a community conversation Tuesday evening. The event was sponsored by Thrive Allen County, which visits each town in the county over a course of several months to gauge…

Amie VanNice bought a house nearly 20 years ago when she was a young, new mom filled with dreams about what she could do to create a home for her family. As the years passed,…

HUMBOLDT — Local high school students would like to see more recreational opportunities such as an arcade venue and a disc golf course as well as fast-food restaurants, Humboldt Council members learned at their meeting…

Thrive Allen County is hosting a Community Conversation at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 4, at the Gas Community Building.  Discussion will include what is going well in Gas and what can be improved.  Residents are…

After two years of virtual celebrations due to Covid, Thrive Allen County’s 15th annual banquet Friday evening was a welcome change. More than 350 gathered in ACC’s gymnasium to recognize the efforts of their friends…

Casey Godinez, a healthy-heart specialist from Thrive, explains the role of sodium in controlling blood pressure, 6 p.m. Wednesday, in a co-sponsored program at Iola Public Library. She will explain what it is, how it…

Free at-home COVID-19 test kits are available at the Thrive Allen County office, 9 S. Jefferson Ave. “With the weather cooling down and the typical cold and flu season on the horizon, we’re thinking about…