Navigators, who serve as a guide to help people select and enroll in health insurance plans on the federal marketplace, are likely to be harder to find in Kansas because of federal funding cuts. Those workers…

“If you’re patient with us,” Brett Blackburn promised Friday, “we’re going to build a beautiful building for you.” Blackburn spoke in Iola Friday, as development at Lehigh Portland State Park is entering its next phase, …

LAHARPE — LaHarpe residents will get a chance Tuesday to sound off on their hopes, concerns and questions about the town’s future. A community conversation, hosted by Thrive Allen County, begins at 6 p.m. at…

Reliable public transportation in Allen County is as essential now as it has ever been.  Jeff Keithly, President of Allen Regional Transit (A.R.T.), attested to this Tuesday morning while giving an overview to county commissioners…

Last August, Thrive Allen County was awarded an $11.9 million grant to fund a statewide Navigator program over the next five years, designed to enroll otherwise uninsured residents into the Affordable Care Act health insurance…

“The general goal of economic development is to provide a community with the resources necessary to retain and increase its population,” summarized Jared Wheeler, Thrive Economic Development Director, in his annual report to Allen County…

CARLYLE — A familiar topic — roads — came to the forefront as a group of 15 gathered Tuesday to talk all things Carlyle. The community conversation, hosted by Thrive Allen County, had barely gotten…

Tuesday afternoon Register reporters Vickie Moss and Sarah Haney and I began calling those we thought would be affected by the news that by 5 p.m. that day the federal government was going to freeze…

Sometimes, little things make a big difference. An effort to learn how students feel about their schools resulted in repairs to a bathroom at Iola High School. Max Andersen and Kaysin Crusinbery, IHS seniors who…

The need for public transportation drives Jeff Keithly to keep Allen Regional Transit (ART) moving forward.  “When I first came here, I thought the need couldn’t be high. I quickly discovered there’s a huge need,”…