Thrive Allen County and Iola Mayor Steve French are encouraging businesses, churches, lodges and individuals to offer warming stations during the coming cold snap.
Anyone willing to serve as a temporary warming station is asked to call Thrive at 620-365-8128 to join a list of available locations. The list will be shared on Thrive’s social media platforms.
“With upcoming weather and wind chills going below zero, I would like to challenge everyone during this holiday season to pour out the compassion and help where you can to those that might be in need of warmth,” French wrote in a Facebook post.
“Whether you are living on the streets, have a house and can’t get warm enough, or something breaks, we want to be sure that everyone is safe and can find a warm place to hunker down temporarily.”
An Arctic air mass is expected to hit the area Wednesday night until Friday. Temperatures are expected to reach a low of -8 degrees Fahrenheit with wind chills as low as -32.
