Thrive Allen County representatives asked county commissioners Tuesday evening to free up the final dollars from a state grant that helped bring a long-running housing project in Humboldt to fruition. After years of reports and…

Per tradition, Thrive Allen County is celebrating its 18th anniversary Friday evening by making others their guests of honor.  About 350 have signed up to attend the event at Allen Community College’s gymnasium.  The night…

Jordan and Austin Hendrix are brothers separated by a mere 360 days.  “We’re twins five days of the year,” jokes Austin. At age 26, Austin is as extroverted as Jordan, 27, is an introvert. Both…

A toy car collection 30-plus years in the making is up for grabs this month. Bidding continues on more than 1,400 mint-condition toy cars — all still in their original packaging. The collection includes an…

Saturday’s Iola Area Symphony Orchestra’s concert will be offered to the community at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. The orchestra will perform an eclectic selection ranging from “Star Wars” to “Appalachian Morning.” Of special note…

St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church in Iola is setting aside a special time just for healing. It’s a monthly service devoted to offering a quiet, reflective space for community members dealing with personal hardships.  The service,…

It’s no coincidence Shirley Antes’s many years in education continued to lead her back to southeast Kansas. Like Dorothy realized in “The Wizard of Oz,” there’s no place like home. It was why Antes on…

Thomas Hall was the lucky winner of Iola Rotary’s Grocery Grab, held Saturday morning at G&W Foods of Iola.  Hall was allowed five minutes of virtually unlimited shopping in the store. He racked up over…

Iola’s Riverside Park recreation building was abuzz with possibility Thursday afternoon as a countywide job fair, spearheaded by Thrive Allen County and KansasWorks, brought in over 100 area job seekers. The event was planned in…

Iola Middle School Assistant Principal Scott Brady was recognized with two statewide awards last week, though he’s quick to downplay the attention. “It was nice,” Brady said. “I’m humbled. I’m not a big awards guy.” …