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<div style="color: #333;">Spring Hill firefighters rescue…. an iguana?</div>
Firefighters were notified just before 6 p.m. that Tasslehoff had been located high up in a tree in the 200 block of W. Allen Street, just south of the Spring Hill Sports Complex. Read more: Johnson County Post
<div style="color: #333;">Wyandotte County to keep approval powers for Chiefs stadium after vote</div>
The safeguards give the Unified Government power to approve any potential boundary changes under the STAR bond and the ability to approve details of the stadiums’ funding plan that affect Wyandotte County. Read more: KSN-TV
<div style="color: #333;">Lawrence board considers how to make airport an economic powerhouse for the community</div>
Members of Lawrence’s Aviation Advisory Board think that with the right planning, the regional airport could become more accessible to the public and a linchpin of the city’s economic development. Read more: The Lawrence Times
<div style="color: #333;">Slow population growth in Wichita and Kansas could impact workforce</div>
Wichita economist Bekah Selby-Leach discusses how AI, population shifts and aerospace growth will shape the region's 2027 economy. Read more: Wichita Business Journal
<div style="color: #333;">As Data Centers Expand, Cities Weigh Growth Against Water, Energy and Community Concerns</div>
As demand for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cloud computing drives rapid data center development across the country, local governments are confronting complex decisions about water and energy use, infrastructure, economic development and community impact. Read more: National League of Cities
<div style="color: #333;">County hires firm to oppose transmission line</div>
Cowley County commissioners — to the applause of property owners — on Tuesday approved the hiring of a law firm to represent the county in the ongoing fight over the Buffalo Flats transmission line project in south-central Kansas. The contract…
<div style="color: #333;">Work progressing on county data center regulations</div>
Sedgwick County has continued to put data center development on hold through the year, enacting an interim control period on data center applications back in January. On Sept. 2, the Sedgwick County Commission extended that control period once again, now…
<div style="color: #333;">Rose Hill eyes data center ban</div>
The Rose Hill City Council is currently considering a petition to ban data centers in the community, which was addressed at a council meeting on Sept. 21. Read more: www.derbyinformer.com
<div style="color: #333;">City weighs new e-bike rules after Emporia youths injured</div>
A crash involving young Emporia riders — one of whom suffered a broken leg while another was flown to a hospital for medical evaluation — is intensifying concerns about the growing use of electric bicycles, scooters and motorized minibikes by…
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