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Reno County Commission approves resolution over wind farm protest petitions
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Reno County Commission adopted the resolution to formally recognize the validity of protest petitions received for the NextEra wind project. The resolution confirms that 46% of those petitions were valid. This resolution makes it official. Next…
Lawrence hosting public reception for outgoing City Manager Tom Markus
The City of Lawrence will soon host a public reception for outgoing City Manager Tom Markus. The reception will take place Tuesday from 5 to 5:45 p.m. in the lobby of City Hall, 6 E. Sixth St., according to a…
Lawrence City Commission to consider bike boulevard designs, additional $250,000 for project
City leaders will soon consider designs for Lawrence’s first bike boulevards as well as a change that would significantly increase the project’s budget. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will consider approving the final conceptual designs…
Opportunity zone officially designated
The Regional Development Association of East Central Kansas set in stone a new opportunity zone during its monthly meeting Friday at Trusler Business Center. RDA President Kent Heermann mentioned in his comments that Emporia had gained an opportunity zone. This…
Kansas, Missouri teamed up to lure USDA jobs to KC. Now, the competition begins
Kansas and Missouri leaders have enticed the federal government into shipping hundreds of high-paying jobs from Washington to Kansas City through an unusual level of cooperation between the two states. But now it’s time for the competition to begin. The…
USD 428 provides resources to report bullying
In May, the USD 428 Board of Education received the first reading of the Bullying Prevention Plan. In June, the school board passed the revised plan to reflect current bullying prevention guidelines. USD 428 Assistant Superintendent John Popp says there…
This might be the last summer Kan. swimmers enjoy this enormous pool
By CORINNE BOYER Every summer since 1922, locals and tourists have flocked to Garden City’s Big Pool. Once promoted as “the world’s largest outdoor free concrete municipal swimming pool,” it holds around 2 million gallons of water. “Holds” might now be an overstatement. The…
Reno County Commission to formalize validity of wind farm protest petitions
HUTCHINSON – After the Reno County Commission failed to get a unanimous vote for a conditional use permit for the Next Era Wind Energy wind farm near Haven, that topic will come up again Tuesday. No new decisions are expected…
Here are 3 KC-area office properties likely to draw USDA’s attention
Soon after the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that it was relocating more than 500 jobs to the Kansas City area, the questions about where in the metro area the jobs would land began. With speculation rampant, the Kansas City…
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