(KNZA)--Sabetha will host a stop on Lieutenant Governor Lynn  Roger’s Rural Prosperity Listening tour.

It’s set to happen Monday evening, August 5, at 6:00 at the Main Event located at 16 Main in Sabetha.   

The forum serves as part of the first phase of the new Office of Rural Prosperity, which was approved for a $2 million allocation in the fiscal year 2020 state budget.

The forum is intended to foster new ways to help rural communities by hearing from local residents and community leaders.

The forum will focus on the areas of rural housing, main street corridors, rural infrastructure, rural healthcare, state government in rural Kansas, tourism, and agribusiness.

Its scheduled to last about 90 minutes, and area residents are invited to attend.

Sabetha is one of 12 Kansas communities selected for the listening tour, which began June 17 and ends August 7.