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Large wildfire breaks out in Washington County, Kansas near Haddam

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Multiple agencies in Kansas are working to put out multiple wildfires that broke out across the state on Tuesday, including one not far from Nebraska’s southern border. Thursday evening, the Kansas Forest Service said they were responding to a fire that broke out in the afternoon hours in western Washington County, south of Haddam. KFS says taskforce members, two tankers, and multiple KFS personnel were at the scene, along with other volunteer firefighters. The Kansas Division of Emergency Management was also assisting with the response, according to KFS. Dry conditions and high winds are mainly to blame. Source: KAKE - News

Friday marks anniversary of 2012 Wichita tornado

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It's been 11 years since a tornado ripped through parts of southeast Wichita, destroying or damaging hundreds of homes and businesses. The tornado formed over southern parts of Haysville the evening of April 14, 2012. The National Weather Service reports it produced up to EF-3 damage as it continued northeast. The tornado was a half-mile wide as it moved across Oaklawn, where some of the heaviest damage was inflicted to the Pinair Mobile Home Park, according to KAKE archives. Assessment teams rated the tornado an EF-3 as it passed through Oaklawn. Source: KAKE - News

Fed Official Backs Higher Interest Rates as Banking Stresses Fade

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A Federal Reserve official said he was prepared to approve another interest-rate increase because recent banking-system stresses haven’t produced a significant pullback in lending while high inflation remains supported by strong growth. “Monetary policy needs to be tightened further,” Fed governor Christopher Waller said in a speech Friday in San Antonio. “I would welcome signs of moderating demand, but until they appear and I see inflation moving meaningfully and persistently down toward our 2% target, I believe there is still more work to do.” Source: WSJ.com: US Business

Homes for Wichita’s future: Is the area ready to house more workers?

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William Ott and Kelsey Debes flew into Wichita from Florida in March to spend two days house shopping after Ott accepted a job at Textron Aviation. They fell in love with one home and made an offer, then jetted back to their rental in Tampa. By the time they landed, the seller had moved onto another buyer. "We knew this is a seller's market," Debes said. "We were not under any ideas that that's not the case. But that really humbled us pretty quickly.” Source: Wichita Business Journal

Wichita-area colleges tout scholarship that can help retain talent

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A pair of area two-year colleges say a Kansas scholarship in its second year is paying off for students who are needing a financial hand and are interested in working in specific high-need industries. Particularly relevant for local businesses looking for talent, it's a program that also ensures participants stay in the state for two years after they complete their degree or certificate. Source: Wichita Business Journal

Company behind plans for solar array north of Lawrence anticipates contributing $110M in tax revenues

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The company hoping to build a huge solar energy electrical-generation plant north of Lawrence said Thursday evening it expects the facility will add $110 million in property tax and business tax revenue for Douglas County over its expected 25 years of operations. In addition, an official of the company, Savion Energy LLC, said via email that the project, called the Kansas Sky Energy Center, would employ 175 construction workers to build the solar array, but just a handful of workers — two to five — to operate it. Source: The Lawrence Times

Tulip Festival returns to Wamego this weekend

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Wamego’s annual Tulip Festival returns this weekend, one of the community’s biggest tourism draws each year. More than 160 craft vendors will set up inside Wamego City Park, including about 20 food vendors, a petting zoo and bouncy houses. There will also be a new family fun area with interactive activities. Wamego Area Chamber of Commerce Event and Tourism Coordinator Tiegan Kreider says there will also be plenty of live entertainment throughout the weekend. Source: 1350 KMAN

Herington couple opens new restaurant & entertainment venue

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A Herington restaurant and venue owner believes in the old adage, ‘Build it and they will come.” By the end of April, Andy Urbanek, plans to open a new restaurant, Broadway Station, on Broadway in downtown Herington, which will feature locallygrown beef - raised on ranches just outside of Herington and Hope. Herington, a little more than 30 minutes from Gypsum, boasts a population of slightly more than 2,000. ... When he saw the location at 1 N. Broadway for sale, he decided to transform the building. Source: Hutch News

Hutchinson license plates are coming soon

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Hutchinson residents now have an additional opportunity to show community pride while benefitting recreation programs and facilities in Hutchinson and Reno County. Later in 2023, Hutchinson and Reno County vehicle owners will have the opportunity to purchase a HutchFlag Tag through their renewal process or new license plate purchase. Cost for the Hutch Flag Tag will bean additional $30 through the renewal/new purchase process. Source: Hutch News

See inside the new Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum in Atchison, celebrating Kansas’ famed aviator

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The glistening, brightly polished metal of the world’s last remaining Lockheed Electra 10-E, a twin engine, American-made aircraft named Muriel, is the centerpiece of the new Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum opening Friday in Atchison, Kansas. The airplane is the same make and model that Amelia Earhart, an Atchison native, was flying in 1937 when she disappeared. “The Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum was a vision, actually, of my husband,” said Karen Seaberg, the founder and president of the Atchison Amelia Earhart Foundation. “He (the late Ladd Mannan Seaberg) met the restorer of the plane in the eighties, and his vision was that [...]

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