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Topeka needs more housing
Topeka needs to add more than 200 housing units every year for the next two decades, a bank leader says, but there are four things holding back housing supply. Read more: CJonline
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City of Girard unveils new 10-acre solar farm
How does this assist and give back to the residents? The short answer, “cheaper utilities.” Read more: Morning Sun
El Dorado voters consider ban on some data center, battery energy storage projects
If the ban passes in the Nov. 3 general election, it would take effect immediately and remain in place for 10 years. Read more: KSN-TV
Local deputy creates sensory backpack project
Across the nation, law enforcement officials are implementing new methods to communicate more effectively with community members with autism or other sensory sensitivities. Read more: Homepage
<div style="color: #333;">Marysville Historic District Listing Offers Benefits for Property Owners</div>
Wayne Kruse, OneMarysville executive director, said in a press release that this gives downtown property owners and people interested in investing in Marysville access to financial incentives that can make improvements to historic buildings more affordable. Read more: KCLY Radio
<div style="color: #333;">Lenexa will start livestreaming city council meetings — the last major Johnson County city to do so</div>
The city of Lenexa will finally join other major governing bodies in Johnson County in livestreaming its city council meetings. At its meeting on Oct. 6, the Lenexa City Council voted 7-0 to approve amendments to the Governing Body Rules…
<div style="color: #333;">Eureka Downs looking forward to betting volume for races</div>
In four days, gates will open at Eureka Downs for the first time in more than a decade — and when racing returns, wagering does too. It won’t be just win, place, or show at the races this Saturday at…
<div style="color: #333;">Rural, urban hospitals closing at same rate, Harvard study finds</div>
Urban and rural acute-care hospitals are closing at the same rate despite widespread belief that rural providers face more financial pressure than urban ones. That's according to recent findings from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health published as…
<div style="color: #333;">Rose Hill standing pat on data centers</div>
The Rose Hill City Council adopted a new resolution at its latest meeting on Oct. 5, determining that the proposed ordinance concerning high impact data centers and battery energy storage systems (BESS) was principally administrative, and therefore excluded under Kansas…
<div style="color: #333;">Low housing inventory keeps Emporia market competitive as affordability grows concerning</div>
Home prices in Lyon County have remained relatively stable as low housing inventory continues to shape the local real estate market, leaving buyers balancing affordability concerns with limited options. According to Jamie Sauder, broker and co-owner of Coldwell Banker Emporia…
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