A string of student-led conversations in Allen County culminated Thursday morning in the burial of a time capsule in downtown Iola.  “Our whole mission has been to find out what would bring the youth back…

HUMBOLDT — Lisse Regehr, Thrive Allen County’s CEO, calls Humboldt a “yes” city. Its residents are committed to getting things done. Have an idea? The answer is yes. When Humboldt’s residents see a problem, they…

Sharpen your pencils.  Chances at winning $10,000 to improve your downtown business are available through the Backing Small Businesses grant courtesy of a partnership of American Express and the Main Street America program.  The grants…

TOPEKA — Kansas lawmakers, health care advocates and lobbyists packed two committee rooms Wednesday, wearing buttons and slogan-emblazoned shirts to showcase public approval of Medicaid expansion.  But this show of support may fall on deaf…

TOPEKA — Representatives of Thrive Allen County and Thrive Kansas were at the state Capitol Wednesday for the Kansas Legislature’s first hearings on Medicaid expansion in four years.  Jenny Tatman, assistant director of Thrive Kansas,…

Thrive Allen County will host a Community Conversation in Humboldt at 6 p.m., March 26. The Tuesday evening meeting will be held in the Humboldt High School cafeteria at 1020 New York St. Humboldt residents…

Allen County received an influx of $4.9 million in grant funding over the past year, seeing growth and economic development in 2023. Lisse Regehr, CEO of Thrive Allen County, noted this and other successes during…

CARLYLE — Potholes are just upside-down speed bumps, Carlyle residents humorously noted.  The light-hearted banter helped bridge their complaints about the state of their roads at Tuesday night’s Community Conversation hosted by Thrive Allen County. …

This Tuesday’s conversation at Iola High School organized by Thrive Allen County’s high school interns brought around 300 students together to imagine what could be different and how things could improve in their hometown. It’s…

Among 30 Iola High School students, all but two said they plan to leave the area after graduation. “What would it take to bring you back?” Patrick Zirjacks, with Thrive Allen County, asked. Their answers…