This Wichita-area aerospace supplier is betting big on the second space race. Just three years ago, NWI Wichita had no work in the space sector. Today, the space industry comprises about 40% of the tier-two supplier's revenue. “We have been working very hard over the last two years to diversify our business,” said Philip Allen, NWI Aerostructure’s senior director of business development for North America. The 200,000 square-foot Park City manufacturing site has operated as NWI Wichita since 2022, after Tect Aerospace declared bankruptcy and auctioned off its facilities. Read more: Wichita Business Journal

Goddard is attracting major commercial projects including retail centers, apartments and a city park as the Wichita suburb positions itself for rapid growth. Read more: Wichita Business Journal

As healthcare systems in rural Kansas face mounting pressure, Newton Medical Center is teaming up with six other hospitals across the state to combat rising healthcare costs and enhance rural clinical care. The seven rural hospitals have formed a clinically integrated network to push for lower costs for medical equipment and to collectively negotiate rates from health insurance companies to drive lower out-of-pocket costs for patients, the organizations say. Read more: Wichita Business Journal

A brief but powerful tornado killed a 64-year-old man in northern Sedgwick County early Sunday morning, blowing his home off its foundation. The storm touched down for just two minutes and struck without tornado warnings or sirens activating beforehand. Read more: Wichita Eagle

A lone horse rider carrying letters arrived the City of Horton on Monday evening. The horse hooves clopped on the city street, indicating to a large crowd of people that he was nearby. The scene sounded like it would almost be set in 1860-1861, when the iconic Pony Express would be in operation. Read more: Hays Daily News

De Soto Mayor Rick Walker says revenue from a planned $3 billion data center campus is an opportunity to grow the city. But one resident is concerned that leaders are moving too fast and not weighing the negative impacts on the community and environment. Read more: KCUR

On Tuesday, commissioners approved a charter resolution to change the way the treasurer’s department collects back property taxes. A 2019 charter resolution requires Harvey County Treasurer Amy Perkins and her department to apply payments to the most current delinquent property tax bill, which means that in order to pay off the most delinquent tax, owners must pay off all of their taxes. If they can’t pay the whole thing, they often decide there’s no benefit in paying any of it off. The new resolution, which will take effect 60 days from the time it is published two weeks in a row, [...]

Strong communities are built on more than businesses alone—they are built on places where people gather, connect, and build relationships. That vision is at the heart of The Zarah Coffee Shop, Great Bend’s newest locally owned coffee destination. Read more: Great Bend Tribune

The NWS preliminary damage survey says the tornado started at 1:14 a.m. in Sedgwick County and lasted for two minutes. Read more: KSN-TV

A third accident involving a motorist and a bicyclist in Allen County has prompted Iola Police Chief Jared Warner to speak about traffic safety regarding two-wheeled vehicles. Read more: The Iola Register