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New Cloud County Program Aims To Attract Workers And Residents
According to Tim Beims, Executive Director of the Economic Development Agency of Cloud County, population has been in a slow, steady decline due to changes in rural economy in northern Kansas. To combat that trend, Cloud County implemented the County…
Sedgwick County denies two solar farm proposals after marathon meeting
A hundred people packed the Sedgwick County Commission Chambers and even more filled an overflow room on Wednesday as county leaders considered approving two major solar projects. After an 11-hour meeting where commissioners heard more than 100 public comments, they…
Allen County looks at changing burn ban rules
Allen County commissioners heard a proposal Tuesday to change how burn bans are enacted. The proposal would give county fire chiefs the ability to enact bans as well. Allen County commissioners are taking a closer look at how countywide burn…
What Bel Aire wants to see on hundreds of acres once planned for $2 billion project
Integra Technologies shelved its $2 billion Bel Aire semiconductor facility after failing to secure federal CHIPS Act funding, leaving 350 acres available for development. Read more:
Olathe OKs townhomes intended to address the ‘missing middle’ housing
An Olathe developer is going to build townhomes that will address the “missing middle” gap in housing. At below market value, they’ll be priced under $500,000. Olathe City Council approved a rezoning request and preliminary site plans Tuesday that will…
<div style="color: #333;">Salina adjusts its sign code enforcement in wake of Cozy Inn suit</div>
With the Cozy Inn's lawsuit against the city still ongoing — and while the painting on the north side of its building is now complete — Salina is using an alternate definition for "sign" after a court ruled its own…
<div style="color: #333;">‘Place where you can truly live:’ Planned grocery store fills huge need downtown</div>
Chase Koch's Movement Musick nonprofit partners with the Queen family to bring a 30,000 square-foot grocery store to downtown Wichita, addressing a long-standing gap in the market. Read more: Wichita Business Journal
<div style="color: #333;">Mural to add rural scene downtown</div>
Local artist and community muralist Brady Scott is working on another mural on a downtown building in Hutchinson, and he was given only two requests by the building’s owner: paint it blue and put in natural elements. Scott started working…
<div style="color: #333;">KDOT shares reminder on political sign regulations</div>
With political campaigning and the posting of campaign signs fully underway ahead of the August primary election, the Kansas Department of Transportation recently put out a reminder on display regulations for political signs. Per KDOT, all political campaign signs or…
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