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Emporia outlines data center expectations
Emporia officials said Wednesday that no data center end user has come forward and no construction timeline has been established, while outlining proposed development guidelines addressing jobs, utility costs, neighboring properties and public oversight. Read more: www.emporiagazette.com
Groundwater at the heart of life on high plains
Farming in western Kansas would look much different today without the massive infrastructure built to bring groundwater to the surface to sustain crops, water livestock, support industry and provide drinking water. Groundwater is at the heart of life on the…
Chick-fil-A opens with more than 100 area employees
More than 100 area residents began work this week at Hays’ long-awaited Chick-fil-A, which opened Thursday, Oct. 15, under the leadership of local Owner-Operator Brett Pennell. Pennell said Wednesday that he personally interviewed and hired approximately 106 to 110 employees…
Frontenac community celebrates the end of childcare shortage with new facility
Two women's decade-long fight to bring quality childcare to their small Kansas community culminated Tuesday with Governor Laura Kelly, as they celebrated the opening of the Frontenac's Community Early Learning Center. Kari Cronister, director of New Foundations, and Kristina Cullison,…
A bird’s-eye view of Hillsboro’s fire department drone
A man fleeing law enforcement in pitch-black conditions. A family stranded on a boat at Marion Reservoir without gas and with little idea where they were headed. A single-vehicle crash victim slumped in the passenger seat, responders unsure whether anyone…
Turbine cash may pay for EMS site
Payments from two wind farms could pay for a Peabody ambulance station, county commissioners were told Monday before deciding to review the impact on county finances. Commissioner Clarke Dirks proposed using accumulated payments in lieu of taxes from Enel Green…
Colwich City Council approves new e-bike, e-scooter rules
After several months of discussion and research into other small-town policies, the Colwich City Council approved a set of rules to be written into a city ordinance to be approved at next month’s meeting. Discussions began this summer, when Police…
Marysville lands major trail grant
Funding for Marysville’s Blue River Trail Corridor Project took a $1.5 million step forward Monday with the announcement of the award of a Community Development Block Grant for the project from the Kansas Department of Commerce. Read more: www.marysvilleonline.net
AG Opinion 2026-12: Board Membership Prohibited for College Employees
K.S.A. 71-1403(d) prevents any member of the board of trustees of a community college from being an employee of the community college. Under the facts provided, the Executive Director of the Coffeyville Community College Foundation is an employee of the…
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