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<div style="color: #333;">Pittsburg celebrates 150 years with museum exhibit showcasing city’s industrial heritage</div>
Pittsburg is marking its 150th anniversary with a new exhibit that tells the story of the city's industrial rise and the people who built it. "Blueprints of American Grit," now on display at Miners Hall Museum, features a timeline of…
<div style="color: #333;">Andover community speaks against new rehabilitation facility</div>
Members of the public showed up for the Andover City Council meeting on Tuesday night to voice opinions both against and in favor of a new facility that is set to open near Central and Andover Road on Thursday. The…
<div style="color: #333;">Clearwater to discuss fire protection at town hall meeting</div>
The City of Clearwater is hosting a town hall meeting on July 21 to discuss the future of fire protection in the city after the Sedgwick County Commission voted to terminate mutual aid agreements. In May, the Sedgwick County Commission…
<div style="color: #333;">El Dorado commission invalidates citizen-led petition on data centers, asks court to weigh in</div>
The El Dorado City Commission voted on Monday to invalidate an ordinance petition that would have stopped certain types of facilities from being built in the city, but commissioners also voted to put a temporary ban on the approval of…
<div style="color: #333;">Salina City Commission approves creation of water rate relief program</div>
The Salina City Commission has unanimously approved the creation of a water rate relief program. On Monday, commissioners adopted Resolution No. 26‑8362, authorizing the city manager to develop, implement and administer a pilot program for customers affected by water quality…
<div style="color: #333;">Galena landfill fire extinguished</div>
Remediation steps to put out a smoldering fire at the Galena Landfill were successful, and the landfill operator will continue work to meet other state requirements, a health agency spokeswoman said Tuesday. The fire that has been alight at the…
<div style="color: #333;">Lawrence City Commission approves 2-year data center moratorium</div>
City commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved a two-year moratorium on large-scale data centers in Lawrence, extending an original one-year proposal, while city staff study longer-term code changes. The commission also initiated a text amendment to the city’s land development code…
<div style="color: #333;">Wichita suburbs adopting rules for new duplexes</div>
Wichita-area cities have moved to regulate duplex construction after community pushback over neighborhood density and design. Goddard just adopted new rules, and Derby approved its own in May. Maize might consider changes. Read more: Wichita Eagle
<div style="color: #333;">City wants data center moratorium</div>
A letter written by Marysville Mayor Todd Frye, asking Marshall County to join Marysville in enacting a moratorium on data centers in the county and in the city was approved Monday night by the Marysville City Council. Concerns Frye outlined…
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