Do you remember chasing lightning bugs as a child? “There’s a magical quality about lightning bugs,” Tom Flynn, a metal artist from Rogers, Ark., told a group of trail enthusiasts at the Lehigh Trail System…

Iola and Allen County should be investing more in economic development, City Administrator Matt Rehder said Monday. Rehder proposed to Iola City Council members the city increase its annual economic development investment from $20,000 to…

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…

At first glance, it would appear Monday night’s Community Conversation was a downer.  After all, the consensus was that we have some pretty big hurdles to clear before we feel we’re on the right path,…

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…

If you want to know what it feels like to be hungry, Humanity House founder Tracy Keagle has a suggestion. Go on a diet. “All you think about is food,” Keagle said. You might feel…

Gov. Laura Kelly visits with Lisse Regehr, CEO of Thrive Allen County, at a fundraiser Thursday night at Perry’s in Humboldt. Kelly and her running mate, Lt. Gov. David Toland, hobnobbed with an estimated 75…

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…

Representatives of Thrive Allen County, Allen Community College and the Health Forward Foundation had a ribbon cutting event on Friday for a new trail around the campus. The 1-mile trail was made possible by a…

A plan to create a better Allen County will be unveiled on Monday evening. Representatives from Atlas Community Studios and McClure will present the “Allen County Placemaking Action Plan” at 6 p.m. Monday at the…