Public Health Expert Mark Fenton to Visit Allen County October 25-27
Mark Fenton, a nationally-recognized expert in public health, planning, and transportation issues, is visiting Allen County October 25-27, 2015. Fenton will help Allen County communities evaluate their built environment, discuss the importance of integrating activity...
Thrive Announces Iola Supermarket and Housing Plans
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...
Talking Trails in Iola
Each month, a “See, Hear Iola” presentation takes place at the Riverfront Park Community Building, in which community leaders inform the public about what’s going on in the city. For April, Thrive Allen County Executive Director David Toland spoke...
Lehigh Portland Trails Progress in the News
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...