CHANUTE — Chanute City Commissioners sold 11 lots just south of its airport to be developed into housing, according to the Chanute Tribune. Darin Luebbering of Advanced Systems Homes purchased the lots for $5,000 apiece.…

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…

It was a night of ideas, big and small, envisioning what Iola could do to become a better and more inviting place to live.   More than 50 people gathered Monday evening for Thrive Allen…

In a small town, everyone always seems to know what’s wrong — and how to fix it. The thousand conversations over coffee, in backyards, or in the grocery store parking lot are all unique but…

TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly signed bipartisan legislation Thursday creating incentives in the form of state income tax credits for investors in construction of residential housing that contributes to economic development in Kansas. The Kelly…

Across the country, 70% of metro areas experienced double-digit home price gains in the first quarter, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors. Prices for existing single-family homes in the U.S. were…

Kansas legislators will soon be on spring break, and as they head back to their districts to tout the work they’ve already completed this session. At public forums and town halls across the state, lawmakers…

BOSTON (AP) — After her home flooded five times in the past year, Tilicia Owens was on edge with every impending storm and ready to leave her Detroit neighborhood behind. But then the 40-year-old quality…

April Jackson knows the challenges that come with recovery from substance misuse. Not only has she been in recovery herself, but she and her now-ex husband used to open their home to others attempting to…

Jonathon Goering offered up few surprises, but plenty to chew on this week for Iola and Allen County leaders. Goering, economic development director for Thrive Allen County, gave a year in review for 2021 for…