Another local government in Kansas is declining to put an ordinance banning data centers and battery energy storage systems on the ballot. On Monday, the Rose Hill City Council determined that the petition calling for the ordinance goes beyond what’s allowed under state law. The petition seeking to ban certain data centers and BESS in Rose Hill got 230 signatures, almost 100 more than needed. But the city said the proposed ordinance would be more administrative than legislative and is thus exempt from the ballot initiative process. Read more: KSN-TV

City officials are introducing a new text notification service designed to help Topeka residents stay informed about community events and local government initiatives. City officials announced in an Oct. 1 press release that a new texting service, TextMyGov, is now available for locals to sign up for. City staff said this initiative will be led by the City’s Office of Inclusive Communities and the Communications Department. Read more: KSNT 27 News

Deriva is proposing that the Tecumseh Energy Storage project would be 270 megawatt project and occupy between 17 and 18 fenced acres. The company deems it will have enough storage to support "tens of thousands of homes during peak demand." Read more: CJonline

Antora Energy, a leading U.S. energy storage company, on Oct. 1 announced 5.8-gigawatt-hour, multiday thermal energy storage project in Pratt. Upon completion, it will be one of the largest battery storage systems in the world. Read more: CJonline

The HEAL grant helps communities restore downtown buildings as spaces for new or expanding businesses, housing, arts and culture, civic engagement, childcare or entrepreneurial activities. For this round of HEAL funding, urban distressed downtown communities are encouraged to take advantage of the grant opportunity. Up to $750,000 will be made available for communities with 50,000 population or more. Downtown communities must be in a distressed census tract as identified by the U.S. Census Bureau. Read more: Kansas Department of Commerce

Last week, the Pittsburg Police Department’s officer self-initiated activities nearly doubled while calls for service decreased. The self-initiated activities include follow-up visits with community members and periodic check-ins. Read more: Morning Sun

With a population under 400, the tight-knit town of McCune proves “small towns do it best” as its annual Fall Festival kicks off this weekend. Read more: Homepage

Troy Alan Martin sued the City of Topeka for failing to keep its streets reasonably safe for travel. He claimed he was ejected from his car and injured after hitting a pothole on Southwest Topeka Boulevard. Read more: LJWorld

The Park City Police Department has approved an agreement with Mulholland Media to be filmed for the television series “Police 24/7” that airs on The CW. Read more: www.derbyinformer.com

The dot plot grid of individual officials' expectations indicated that 16 of the 18 participants – Chairman Kevin Warsh has chosen not to submit a dot since taking the position – expected another hike, with four of those seeing two more as possible. Two participants expected the committee to stop at one hike. Read more: CNBC