Allen County News

May is National Bike Month!  Haven’t been on a bike in a while?  No problem!  Our Allen County Bike Share program has free bikes for you to rent, so you can start getting comfortable on a [...]

We had beautiful weather on Saturday, May 5th to celebrate the ribbon cutting and grand opening of the King of Trails Washington Avenue Pedestrian Bridge! Thank you to the 80+ people who showed [...]

The County Health Rankings were released this morning and Allen County has improved 7 spots, from #91 to #84!  We still have a long way to go, but every day we are working to make Allen County [...]

On September 19, Allen County, KS was announced as one of eight winners of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 2017 Culture of Health Prize.  As part of this recognition, RWJF created the [...]

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Recognizes Allen County for Transforming Rural Community Health  IOLA, Kansas (September 19, 2017) Allen County, Kansas is one of eight winners of the 2017 RWJF [...]

You need to take into account both housing and transportation costs in order to evaluate the affordability of a community.

The Allen County Bike Share program has added a new location in Iola at Allen Community College.  Thrive Allen County has purchased 5 bikes through a grant from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas [...]

The Allen County Bike Share program has added a new location in Humboldt at The Frame Shop.  Thrive Allen County has purchased 5 bikes through a grant from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas to [...]

Iola’s trail system was in the running to be named Kansas Trail Guide Town of the Year, and Iola won the poll by a landslide!  Thrive Allen County will be presented the award for the 2017 [...]

Allen County is in the ribbon cutting business lately, and business is good! Velo +, a bike store with locations in Lenexa, KS and North Kansas City, MO, had its grand opening on April 29, with [...]