People for Bikes, an industry coalition of bicycling suppliers and retailers, has awarded Thrive Allen County a $10,000 grant towards completion of the “King of Trails” bike/ped bridge over Elm Creek in Iola. The new bridge, on South Washington Avenue,...
A groundbreaking cemetery for the new G&W Foods will be held on Wednesday, October 26 at 4pm, at 101 South First in Iola. U.S. Senator Jerry Moran and local dignitaries will preside at the groundbreaking of this new 18,000 square foot store in the heart of Iola....
Toni and Robert Dryden are happily at home after a long summer of eviction notices, codes enforcement, and paperwork. The city of LaHarpe, in a resident-led process facilitated by Damaris Kunkler, Program Director, identified unsafe housing as a pressing threat to...
We need help… MASSIVE HELP! We are going to build a playground in LaHarpe City Park on Sunday October 9th, beginning at 8:30am. This is a community build project and Allen County is our community. So please reach out to people you know and tell them to come on...
Thrive Allen County makes awards each year in November to organizations and individuals doing exceptional things in our community. We do this because good work deserves to be recognized, and because it’s important to celebrate success! Four awards are given for...
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.