Having hundreds of still-thriving ash trees is practically unheard of in a city that’s spent millions of dollars over the past several years removing ash trees from neighborhood streets since the arrival of the emerald ash borer. Read more: Johnson County Post

A citizen-led petition asking for a proposed data center in Edgerton to be voted on by the public will move forward after a Johnson County judge sided with two residents the city sued. Read more: Johnson County Post

People have been coming in droves for a chance to motor down Kansas’ brief portion of Route 66 — all 13.2 miles of it – and to experience Kansas places it’s made famous. Highlights include Luigi’s in Galena and munching on sandwiches at Nelson’s Riverton Store in Riverton. Some want to travel in the same tracks as that romance-loving-Robin Hoodesque-killing-machine-duo Bonnie and Clyde; or photograph themselves with the chrome-and-steel versions of the characters Tow Mater and Lightning McQueen from the animated movie “Cars.” Read more: KLC Journal

Wichita Public Works Director Gary Janzen expanded on the earlier confirmation that the loss of water pressure and the ensuing boil advisory originated with a power outage at the city’s current water treatment plant. Janzen said the more-than-80-year-old plant was being powered with backup generators due to Tuesday night’s storms. Read more: KWCH

One day, a man from Lost Springs sat down next to him at the Sit Down in Marion. The two struck up a conversation, and Almaguer soon discovered the man was his neighbor’s uncle at Marion County Lake. Read more: Marion County RECORD

Peabody could turn to a private ambulance company while a proposed county ambulance station remains in limbo. Read more: Marion County RECORD

The Hutchinson City Council filled the five-day-old vacancy in the city manager’s office with a familiar face Monday afternoon, appointing Gary Meagher to the role he served in for about eight months in 2022. Read more: The Hutchinson Tribune

Mayor Ronnie Price stated, “This appointment is an effort to ensure continuity for the community, the city staff, and operations. Jolene is already up-to-speed on the outstanding work happening in our community and will carry that momentum forward.” Graham’s breadth of leadership, strategic judgment, and operational expertise has already been demonstrated in Andover during the last three years while she served as the Andover Assistant City Administrator. Read more: City of Andover

Hoisington residents were told to stay alert this week after a rattlesnake was seen in the city. Hoisington Police Chief Jay Bachar has lived in Hoisington for 27 years and said this type of sighting is not normal. He said that the reported encounter came from a concerned mom. But before authorities could get involved, the family took matters into their own hands. “She goes, ‘Well, I have it.’ And she goes, ‘My husband had already cut the head off of it,'” Bachar said. Read more: KSN-TV

New rules surrounding data centers advanced in Butler County on Tuesday, but not without protest from the public. The Planning and Zoning Board approved regulations that outline the application process for companies and set guidelines for where and how these facilities can be built in the county. The board’s approval does not mean these rules are set. The Butler County Commission will discuss and vote on them at future meetings. If the regulations are approved, they will be added to the county’s current comprehensive plan as an amendment. Read more: KSN-TV