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<div style="color: #333;">New biofuel plant has capacity to use a third of Kansas’ soybean crop</div>
Jump Start cut the ribbon Thursday on a new blending facility in Butler County. The biofuel facility in Potwin converts soybean oil into biodiesel and biogas. The group behind the facility said it will serve as the region’s fuel distribution…
<div style="color: #333;">Plans announced for a downtown Russell pavilion 10 years in the making</div>
Plans for a downtown pavilion are a step closer to reality for the community of Russell. Russell Development Inc. announced Thursday that it is moving forward with plans for the Russell Market Square. It will serve as a covered, open-air…
<div style="color: #333;">Why you need to put the toilet seat down in Hays</div>
Starting Friday, you will want to make sure you leave the toilet seat down, and no, it’s not because your wife asked you to. The City of Hays said a contractor will begin sewer line cleaning and inspections in the…
<div style="color: #333;">May freeze could kill already struggling Kansas wheat crops</div>
Parts of the state are expecting cold temperatures Wednesday night, with western Kansas dipping into a freeze warning. It could be the final nail in the coffin for some already struggling wheat crops. With wheat crops nearly two weeks ahead…
<div style="color: #333;">After over 150 years, iconic Kansas restaurant closes</div>
For over a century and half, it has been serving up mouth-watering fried chicken and biscuits to travelers from across Kansas and the globe. But on Wednesday, the restaurant once known as the Brookville Hotel announced that it is closing…
<div style="color: #333;">Sedgwick County extends pause on data centers again</div>
Sedgwick County commissioners unanimously decided on Wednesday to extend the county’s pause on data center development until Sept. 11. The moratorium was set to expire on June 11, and this is the second time the commission has voted to extend…
<div style="color: #333;">Marion goes all-in on rhinos ahead of annual Chingawassa Days</div>
Since 1997, Chingawassa Days has been a yearly highlight for the city of Marion. Arguably, the biggest attraction is the more than 70 concrete rhino statues around the town that serve as mascots for this annual festival. So, what made…
<div style="color: #333;">Dighton family donates century-old house to support affordable housing</div>
A home that has been owned by a family in Dighton for five generations is on to new beginnings. The McMillen family is working with the Lane County Community Foundation to fix up the home and sell it at a…
<div style="color: #333;">‘More than a building’: New Hutchinson childcare center highlights efforts to end shortage</div>
The Kansas State Department of Education says there is a real lack of early childhood options across the state, rural and urban. But a new facility opening in Hutchinson aims to fix that and could play into a larger trend.…
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