Thrive Allen County recently hosted an official dedication of the new decorative archways over the Southwind Rail Trail and the Prairie Spirit Trail in Humboldt and Iola. The dedications were attended by civic leaders, volunteers, local citizens, and media. The...
The Allen County Commissioners and Thrive Allen County are hosting a farewell open house for the old Allen County Hospital on Tuesday, August 25 from 4 – 7 pm. So many significant life events happen within the walls of a hospital. Maybe you were born here or you had a...
Thrive Allen County is hosting its first-ever bicycling event, a new annual bikes-and-music festival called the Portland Alley Pedalfest, scheduled for September 12-13, 2015 in Iola, Kansas. The event will be a showcase for Allen County trails and our growing...
Allen County Tomorrow….ACT. What is this? It’s a Community Conversation. We are familiar with this. For the past several years, Thrive has spent time in each town in the county listening to your successes and challenges. From these conversations, grants...
Project Requires County Approval to Proceed Thrive Allen County announced today that G&W Foods, Inc., a Willow Springs, Missouri-based supermarket chain, has submitted a letter of intent to build a new store in Iola. The proposed 15,000 square foot store would be...
Thrive’s mission is to support and encourage programs, policies and resources that promote access to healthcare, healthy lifestyles, and positive community conversation that improves the well-being of residents of Allen County, Kansas.