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Nemaha County Commission approves wind farm agreements
The Nemaha County Commission approved five agreements with Florida-based NextEra Energy Resources for a 300 megawatt Soldier Creek Wind Farm in southern Nemaha County. ...The agreements include development of the project, road use, compensation for the county, complaint resolution and…
Johnson County home appraisals jump again
Johnson County homeowners can expect another jump in property values when they receive appraisal notices in the mail this week — but the county reports that increases aren’t as substantial as in past years. Appraisal notices went out Monday to about…
Emporia elementary school celebrates custodian becoming a US citizen
A custodian at an Emporia elementary school was officially sworn in as a U.S. citizen last week, and the school held an assembly to celebrate. William Allen White School said in a Facebook post that Obdulia Ortega became a citizen…
Wichita State University enters wind turbine tech partnership
Wichita State University and WSU Ventures have entered into a new strategic partnership with California-based Lightning Diversion Systems (LDS), a Ducommun Company. The partnership involves the exclusive licensing of a lightning strike protection system for rotor blades in the wind…
Topeka committee begins planning for 2020 TopCity Interns
In anticipation of nearly 200 college students flocking to Topeka this summer, a handful of community members have begun planning for this year’s TopCity Interns program. The program, now in its fourth year, encourages college students to live, work and…
Legislative bill tied to bonds and interest could bring savings to USD 378 taxpayers
USD 378 Riley County Schools Superintendent Cliff Williams is keeping an eye on a pair of legislative bills that could alter state aid when it comes to bonds and interest, tilting the scales in favor of taxpayers. Williams says Senate…
Recent Johnson County parks board decision allows electric bikes on all paved trails
The Johnson County Parks and Recreation District last week approved the use of Class 1 and Class 3 electric bikes on all paved JCPRD trails, effective immediately. The decision comes after six-month pilot project, from July 2019 to January 2020,…
Partnership offers free land for jail
Free land was offered for construction of a new Marshall County Jail at Monday’s Marshall County Board of Commissioners meeting. Marshall County Partnership for Growth economic development director Ellen Barber and board members Rob Peschel and Frank Popejoy met with…
House approves proposal to raise scrutiny of power pole siting
Dozens of 105-foot-tall Evergy poles in residential front yards of a low-income Wichita neighborhood inspired passage Wednesday by the Kansas House of an amendment expanding regulatory oversight of transmission line siting decisions in urban areas. The 2018 project initiated by…
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