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<div style="color: #333;">Pittsburg marks 150 years with unique group photo</div>
On Founders Day, the city of Pittsburg celebrated its 150th anniversary with a ribbon cutting ceremony and a group photo of residents and visitors. Read more: KSNF/KODE | FourStatesHomepage.com
<div style="color: #333;">Hillsboro moves clerk to top job</div>
Hillsboro City Council offered city clerk Danielle Bartel the position of city administrator after two executive sessions totaling around 40 minutes Tuesday. “It is my pleasure to announce that we are extending an offer to Danielle Bartel to be our…
<div style="color: #333;">Community gardens fight hunger amid rising food costs</div>
A community garden in Derby is part of a growing Kansas effort to address food insecurity as rising grocery costs and shrinking aid programs strain families. Carefully walking between rows of sprouting plants, Donavan Lawrence gives a tour of the…
<div style="color: #333;">Police investigate bear sighting in Chanute</div>
Chanute police officers are looking into a reported sighting of a bear, and have advised residents to use caution if they encounter the animal. The Chanute Police Department posted the alert after a resident released a video on social media,…
<div style="color: #333;">Chanute celebrates new solar farm</div>
Chanute’s energy portfolio just got greener. A new 6-megawatt solar farm at 4302 S. Plummer is now online and producing energy. Evergy will own and operate the facility, while the City of Chanute has agreed to purchase power directly from…
<div style="color: #333;">Spring Hill housing boom expected to increase population by 3,000, city OK’s 1,800 new homes</div>
Spring Hill, Kansas, is one of the fastest-growing cities in the Kansas City metro area, and a major driver in that growth is a housing boom. "It’s kind of an untapped resource, or it’s kind of a secret part of…
<div style="color: #333;">Plevna rebuilds following last year’s devastating tornado</div>
One year ago, the towns of Grinnell and Plevna were in clean up mode after tornadoes tore through. On Monday, KSN News went to Plevna and spoke with city leaders who say the burden of the storm is still weighing…
<div style="color: #333;">Storms tear through Oakley, leaving family’s home destroyed</div>
The Kriss family was out of town and watching the storms on radar. What they returned home to was unexpected and severe. Read more: KSN-TV
<div style="color: #333;">Kansas hit by 7 tornadoes and severe storms on May 18</div>
Various tornado warnings and severe thunderstorm warnings were issued, but no injuries or deaths were noted on the website of the weather service's Topeka office. Read more: CJonline
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