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Riverfest attendees provide big boost for business downtown
Large crowds at Riverfest this year are breaking records…and selling out hotels nearby. Downtown Wichita, a local organization working to develop the area, said events like Riverfest are huge for economic and community development in Wichita. Executive Vice President Jason…
Johnson County approves less strict set of regulations for solar power facilities
At a special meeting Monday, the Johnson County Board of County Commissioners approved a set of regulations for solar energy facilities that was less strict than those recommended by the county planning commission. Commissioners met to discuss the planning commission’s…
Could more entrepreneurs help revive the heartland?
For heartland communities hoping to thrive, encouraging and supporting entrepreneurs can energize the local economy. Places such as Ord, Nebraska, have emerged as regional poster children for economic development. Peers such as Council Grove in Kansas are seeing green shoots…
Kansas farmers raising concern over rock quarries in Pottawatomie County
A local Kansas farming community is bringing their worries to local county commissioners after a Kansas Department of Health and Environment investigation confirmed their concerns were real. "We've had challenges or concerns all along with the water quality issues being…
Visit OP’s new boss looks to future following pandemic years — ‘We have a lot to offer’
Overland Park’s visitor and tourism department is officially under new leadership now that Visit Overland Park has brought Warren Wilkinson on as the organization’s new president. Who he is: Wilkinson and his family originally moved to the Kansas City area from…
Is your tap water funky? City of Lawrence is working on it
Some Lawrence folks have found their tap water to smell and taste rather unappetizing lately. The city says its Municipal Services and Operations department is working to address it. “The Clinton Water Treatment Plant is currently treating water with elevated…
Old West Lawrence neighbors win city board’s vote to delay action on traffic plan
Multi-modal Transportation Commission members listened to Old West Lawrence neighbors Monday and voted unanimously to hold off on approval of the city’s plan for permanent traffic barriers in the neighborhood. Several neighbors believe that through their group efforts, they have…
Jones Development seeks to annex 150 acres in Olathe
An industrial developer may reenter Olathe by annexing about 149 acres near U.S. Highway 169. On Monday evening, Kansas City-based Jones Development will go before the Olathe Planning Commission to request the annexation of about 149 acres on the northwest…
Great Bend Municipal Band tradition continues
For only the second time since 2019, an audience stood to hear the Great Bend Municipal Band play “The Star-Spangled Banner,” Thursday at the band shell in the courthouse square. The band had no concerts at all in 2020 and…
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