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New solar station coming to Shawnee County
Shawnee County is just a few months away from gaining its newest solar energy farm. Evergy and Free State Electric Cooperative have partnered up to bring another energy source to serve part of Shawnee County. Evergy said there will be…
Legendary Brookville Hotel reopens as Legacy Kansas in Abilene
Two restaurants, one lost to fire and the other to the COVID-19 pandemic, are making a comeback together. The Brookville Hotel has officially reopened - following its purchase by Deana and Chuck Munson- under the name Legacy Kansas Munson's Prime…
City of Topeka joins Kaw River restoration work
A two-year restoration project in the Kaw River State Park is getting some help from the City of Topeka. The Topeka Riverbank Restoration Project is a two-year project encompassing 22 acres of the 76-acre Kaw River State Park. The goal…
Rossville celebrates another Tall Corn Festival
Rossville is celebrating its annual Tall Corn Festival this weekend. Rossville’s Tall Corn Festival takes place annually, on the second weekend of August. The event started almost 100 years ago on a hot summer weekend, as a way for the…
A directly elected mayor for Lawrence? City Commission to discuss putting question on ballots
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday will resume a discussion on the city’s form of government and whether to ask voters if they want to directly elect a mayor. The ongoing conversation is about potential changes to the city government. A…
City of Lawrence joins national effort to monitor COVID-19 and monkeypox in wastewater
The City of Lawrence has joined a nationwide initiative to detect infectious diseases, including COVID-19 and monkeypox, in local wastewater, according to a news release Monday. The initiative is part of WastewaterSCAN, led by researchers at Stanford University and Emory…
Wichita looks to waive building permit fees to encourage more housing projects
Wichita's City Council will consider adopting a new two-year pilot program on Tuesday that would provide incentives to encourage infill residential construction within the city's neglected central neighborhoods, according to an agenda report for the upcoming meeting. The city says…
The Local Infrastructure Hub Opens Enrollment for Technical Assistance Program to Help Small, Mid-Sized Cities and Towns Access Federal Infrastructure Dollars
Today, the Local Infrastructure Hub opened registration for small and mid-sized cities to participate in a new technical assistance program to help them access federal infrastructure funding. The specialized training bootcamps will let them access some of the first grant…
Faster Internet Is Coming to America—as Soon as the Government Knows Where to Build It
The government’s $42.5 billion plan to expand internet service to underserved communities is stuck in a holding pattern nearly nine months after approval, largely because authorities still don’t know where gaps need to be filled. The broadband plan, part of…
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