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 Lehigh Portland Trail system has been in the news recently, featured in both the Iola Register newspaper and on KOAM television. Last weekend, volunteers with the Upward Bound program of Neosho County Community College converged on the Lehigh Portland Trails to...
The 2014 National Bike Challenge is now complete, and Allen County went out on top, finishing as the number one Local Challenge for the month of September. For the entire challenge, we ended up in third place in the nation among 72 local challenges. Over the course of...
Four months down, one to go, and Allen County continues to thrive in the National Bike Challenge. Our local challenge remains #1 in Kansas, and #3 in the entire country. We added 10 riders, and rode over 7,000 miles during August. We’re now at 79 riders and...
With the third month of the National Bike Challenge in the books, Allen County continues to roll up an impressive performance. Allen County now has 69 riders signed up, and we’ve ridden 18,698 miles since May 1st, on pace for over 30,000 miles in the five-month...
June was a strong month for Allen County in the National Bike Challenge. Our local challenge, hosted by Thrive Allen County, was the #2 local challenge in the entire nation for the month. We began the month as the #5 local challenge in the country, but have now moved...
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.