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<div style="color: #333;">Wichita City Council approves installation of Safe Haven Baby Box at fire station</div>
The Wichita City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to install a Safe Haven Baby Box at Fire Station 9 near Kellogg and Edgemoor. The box will be like the one added in Garden City last year. It would allow a parent…
<div style="color: #333;">19 years later, Greensburg reflects on its triumphant rebuild</div>
Monday marked 19 years since the first recorded EF5 tornado hit Greensburg, destroying 95% of the town. The “EF” stands for Enhanced Fujita, which replaced the original Fujita scale in 2007. The last F5 tornado to hit the U.S. was…
<div style="color: #333;">Major data breach impacts schools across US</div>
Students and staff of schools across the U.S. are reeling after learning that a well-known hacking group breached private information in the database of Instructure, which powers education technology systems like Canvas. The breach poses security risk to dozens of…
<div style="color: #333;">Wamego community fights proposed Beltline Energy data center</div>
A proposed data center in Pottawatomie County drew a large crowd of residents during an open house hosted by Georgia-based Beltline Energy in Wamego on Wednesday, May 6. The company is exploring plans for a data center project in the…
<div style="color: #333;">City takes step toward initiating zoning regulations for data centers, BESS</div>
The Hutchinson City Council approved temporary test amendments for data center and battery energy storage system (BESS) zoning. Additionally, they would begin the process of introducing permanent text amendments for data centers and BESS. The vote was unanimous. Under these…
<div style="color: #333;">Humboldt puts its best foot forward</div>
The Big Kansas Road Trip brought hundreds of curious visitors to Humboldt this weekend. Organized by the Kansas Sampler Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to educating Kansans about Kansas, the trip to Humboldt seemed to check all the boxes. “It was…
<div style="color: #333;">Douglas County residents ask commission to consider moratorium on battery systems, data centers</div>
Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday faced public calls for a moratorium or ban on battery energy storage systems and data centers, following a work session where they heard research on fire risks and rural water limits. No local projects have…
<div style="color: #333;">Phillipsburg Fire Department Earns Prestigious “Gold Helmet” Distinction for Cancer Research Commitment</div>
The Phillipsburg Fire Department has been honored with the Gold Helmet Department distinction by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), marking a significant milestone in the department’s commitment to personnel safety and long-term health. The prestigious recognition…
<div style="color: #333;">Why the Ball of Twine matters</div>
Cawker City is one of four places nationwide featuring balls of twine that residents say hold size records. When farmer Frank Stoeber began making a ball out of the twine that littered the floor of his barn on Dec. 24,…
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