Thrive Allen County hosted a Community Conversation on Tuesday evening at the Carlyle Presbyterian Church. Residents of Carlyle and surrounding areas took the opportunity to share their ideas, concerns, and vision for the future of…

With multiple groups already vying for a piece of Allen County’s $2.4 million federal relief pie, county commissioners want to take some time to figure out the best way forward. The discussion followed requests from…

Lisse Regher first started working at Thrive Allen County in 2014 as a Navigator, someone trained to help people obtain health insurance through the Affordable Care Act’s Marketplace. For many, it was their first time…

Who will serve as steward for Allen County’s $2.4 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) federal stimulus funds? Thrive Allen County and the Southeast Kansas Regional Planning Commission both made their case for being…

Allen County’s workforce will be under the microscope in the coming days. Thrive Allen County’s Jonathan Goering discussed Monday with Iola City Council members a planned labor study. “Allen County has long needed a detailed…

To fight the ongoing opioid crisis — the addiction to high-powered prescription painkillers — a Southeast Kansas coalition will work to remove the barriers that keep someone from treatment. In large part, that translates to…

Need a bike of your own to ride? Look no further than Thrive Allen County and their new “Earn a Bike” program. That’s just what Kaevon Lewis-Hooks and Izaiah Westmoreland did, and on Wednesday they…

Iola is not ready to pull the trigger on buying its next fire truck. City Council members held another extensive discussion on the matter Monday before voting down Fire Chief Chase Waggoner’s recommendation to purchase…

“Everybody has a role to play in developing their communities,” said Alex Holland, vice president of Atlas Community Studios. In that spirit, Holland and others from the team at Atlas/McClure, a national development firm, will…

CHANUTE — Matt Godinez has the recipe for success in housing. He’s director of the Chanute Regional Development Authority (CRDA), an organization working to revitalize and rebuild not only Chanute, but communities throughout the region.…