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<div style="color: #333;">Lifeguard shortage may cause some closures at new Park City Aquatic Center</div>
The City of Park City said it was a successful opening weekend, but it cautions that because of staffing shortages, there may be days when operations will be limited. Read more: KSN-TV
<div style="color: #333;">America’s pastime gets Cowtown exhibit for 250th anniversary celebrations</div>
To mark America's 250th birthday, Wichita's Cowtown has added a new exhibit honoring America's pastime. The exhibit, titled the “155th Celebration of Base Ball in Wichita” opens Sunday at Old Cowtown Museum. The exhibit showcases early “base ball” as it…
<div style="color: #333;">Residents gather to discuss potential data center in St. Marys</div>
Residents gathered at the Perry Memorial Armory in St. Marys on Wednesday to learn more about a potential data center project that could be developed in Pottawatomie County. The informational meeting, hosted by the Kaw Valley Chamber of Commerce, aimed…
<div style="color: #333;">City of Ark City will have time capsule event June 5 in front of City Hall</div>
The City of Arkansas City is inviting residents to help preserve a piece of local history through a new community time capsule set to be buried Friday, June 5, on the City Hall lawn. Community members are encouraged to submit…
<div style="color: #333;">Equity of food truck rules doubted</div>
A Marion food truck owner questioned Monday whether the city’s food truck ordinance treats similar businesses differently. Anita Seacat, owner of Poncho’s Food Truck, told council members she had been buying $10 daily permits to operate Mondays and Saturdays at…
<div style="color: #333;">City working on data center, BESS regulations</div>
The City of Hutchinson is working on temporary and permanent regulations for data center and battery energy storage systems (BESS) development, with a final decision on the desk of the Hutchinson City Council by October. That’s according to Director of…
<div style="color: #333;">All-Black town plays key role in Kansas history</div>
Drawn by ads touting Nicodemus as a "promised land," hundreds of former slaves fled southern oppression to settle beginning in 1877 in that all-Black community on the plains of northwest Kansas. Read more: CJonline
<div style="color: #333;">Maize is ranked among fastest growing cities in the country. Here’s why</div>
Sometimes it is difficult to comprehend just how fast Maize is growing. Sure, new houses are being framed throughout the city. And the paint is still drying on several retail developments. But it’s the numbers that add context to the…
<div style="color: #333;">Frontenac ponders e-bike regs</div>
With summer underway, council members are concerned about the safety of the city’s younger citizens after seeing kids riding down the center line of streets, running stop signs, crossing traffic, and other activities that may end badly. Read more: Morning…
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