Thrive Allen County is one of 10 project teams across the state of Kansas awarded a Change Community Solutions grant.  NetWork Kansas, a Kansas-based nonprofit dedicated to the growth of entrepreneurship and small businesses, approved…

MORAN — Marmaton Valley’s FFA Chapter in Moran was awarded $2,812 as part of the Grants for Growing program. The nationwide program, sponsored by Tractor Supply Company, provides grant funds to local FFA chapters to…

HUMBOLDT — At The Growing Place, the number 39 seems significant.  Back in April, when Janie Works and crew decided to apply for a grant to expand the daycare and preschool center, it had a…

CHANUTE — Neosho Memorial Regional Hospital’s Green Living Foundation received an $820,373 grant from the Kansas Department of Commerce to help complete its Impact Center, a new orthopedic clinic. The Foundation raised $273,458 to qualify…

A $3.5 million grant gives the Iola Housing Authority plenty of tools to upgrade its properties to make life a bit more pleasant for its tenants. The grant was announced in late December, with Housing…

It’s called “The Great Unwinding.” That’s what the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have termed  a massive reversal of emergency health coverage incentives put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now that many…

In a perfect world, Dorothy Sparks and Donita Garner would be out of work.  Instead, the two see the demands on Hope Unlimited only growing.  Sparks serves as executive director for the agency that tends…

MORAN — The addition of a commercial-grade kitchen to the Marmaton Market will bring more traffic its way as well as provide a communitywide service, predicts Marilyn Logan, manager of the grocery store. The new…

Thrive Allen County wants to change its focus on a grant intended to spur housing construction on lots throughout the county. The state gave the county $50,000 as part of a Moderate Income Housing grant…

Kwikom Communications of Iola was recently awarded just shy of $500,000 in matching funds to install 10 gigabit fiber optic cable in Paola.  Kwikom is one of 11 recipients awarded the funds which come from…