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<div style="color: #333;">Kansas town goes penniless</div>
After the federal government stopped making pennies last November, at least one municipal government in Kansas stopped accepting them. The city of Liberal is rounding up all payments for cash transactions to the nearest nickel, it said on its website,…
<div style="color: #333;">Petition calls for pause on Pottawatomie County data center</div>
A growing petition urging Pottawatomie County leaders to hit pause on a proposed high‑impact data center has already gathered more than 500 signatures, with organizers arguing the project is moving forward without enough transparency. John Watt, a local resident and…
<div style="color: #333;">De Soto’s approved data center project doubles in size from initial designs</div>
Work on Beale Infrastructure’s De Soto data center is officially underway, and much to many residents’ dismay, the project scope has nearly doubled in size since it was announced last August. California-based Beale Infrastructure began construction in April on the…
<div style="color: #333;">‘One-of-a-kind’ — Roeland Park’s Mighty Bike climbable sculpture opens after 3-year delay</div>
After three years of design and fabrication, a climbable bicycle sculpture is now open in Roeland Park’s R Park. The Mighty Bike, a 12-foot sculpture designed for children (and adults) to play on, officially opened to the public in mid-June.…
<div style="color: #333;">Hutchinson Fire Department answers Colorado’s call for help amid wildfires</div>
Multiple wildfires continue to burn in Colorado, and some Kansas fire crews are working to put them out. That includes firefighters from Hutchinson. During a long year of wildfires in Kansas, local departments depended on each other for mutual aid.…
<div style="color: #333;">Proposed 3,850-acre solar farm takes step forward in Finney County</div>
A proposed solar farm in Finney County is one step closer to reality. The Finney County Commission voted Monday to approve a special use permit for a roughly 3,850-acre property in western Finney County. The Lone Bison Solar project would…
<div style="color: #333;">City approves data center, BESS regulations for safeguards, public process</div>
The Hutchinson City Council approved temporary regulations for large-scale data centers and battery energy storage systems (BESS) to provide safeguards and create a public process for any potential future development at its meeting Tuesday evening. The regulations prohibit large-scale data…
<div style="color: #333;">McPherson official asks county to treat groundwater as regional issue</div>
A McPherson official asked Reno County Commissioners at their June 24 meeting to consider groundwater usage a regional issue instead of on a county-by-county basis, due to deepening wells in McPherson County. Jon Kinsey, director of planning, zoning and environment…
<div style="color: #333;">Rodeo set to pack arena in Pretty Prairie</div>
Kansas’ Largest Night Rodeo returns to Pretty Prairie from July 15 through 18, with a full slate of events every night for its 89th year. The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA)-sanctioned rodeo begins each night with mutton bustin’—kids’ sheep riding—at…
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