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Some communities struggle to keep their overall population numbers from dropping and one rural community in Guthrie County believes they have found some ways to attract more people to live, work and play.

Panora Mayor Curtis Thornberry says that one way to try and keep a town growing, is to have commodities and features that draw people to the town. He shares a few of those features that Panora has with Raccoon Valley Radio.

“We’ve got a wonderful school district. Lake Panorama is not part of our community, but the positioning of that community next to ours really adds additional features to our community that you wouldn’t necessarily get from a town of 1,200 (people).”

Thornberry mentions that they also have a strong business district around the downtown square, along with in the business park on the east side of town. He adds that there are also several houses in Panora that interested individuals may be able to purchase, with a mixture of older and newer homes.