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Planning Commission wrestles with battery storage questions
While no official decision was made during the Halstead Planning Commission work session Monday evening, the commission seemed to be leaning toward creating regulations to guide a company interested in installing a battery energy storage system (BESS) in the city’s…
Newton Public Library opens to large crowd
You can now check out and check out from the new Newton Public Library. The library, its board, the City of Newton, donors, the Newton Area Chamber of Commerce, along with members of the public, celebrated the opening of the…
Emporia’s Bird scooter program shutting down this week
The Bird scooters zipping around Emporia the past three years will be, pardon the pun, flying away soon. Bird has announced it will be ending its local presence March 31. Emporia city commissioners approved a partnership with Bird in 2021...…
Westwood resident appeals JoCo judge decision on park sale, city motions to dismiss
Westwood’s main park remains the subject of a legal battle, now making its way through the appellate courts. Beckie Brown ... Brown is appealing the decision against allowing her to intervene in the city’s request for the court’s ruling on…
Lime will bring e-scooters, e-bikes to Overland Park
Lime Micromobility will bring a fleet of its electric scooters and bikes to Overland Park for riders to rent. On Monday, the Overland Park City Council unanimously approved a new operating agreement with Neutron Holdings, Inc., the California-based business arm…
Developer plans hotel, amphitheater
Plans to build a hotel north of Burlington also include a proposal for an amphitheater to seat up to 2,500, the Coffey County Republican reported. Developers hope to use STAR bonds to help fund building projects and they require a tourism…
Maize program has students growing food for lunch
Students at Maize schools are getting the opportunity to reap what they sow. A grant from the Department of Agriculture allowed them to buy 35 hydroponic gardens to be distributed in all 14 schools. Megan Barnard, the director of food service…
Commerce Awards Nearly $1.5M in CDBG Grants for Housing and Commercial Projects
The Kansas Department of Commerce has announced that five Kansas cities will receive a share of $1,450,000 through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program to assist with community development projects. CDBG, administered by the Department of Commerce, is a federal…
Fed’s Powell emphasizes need for more evidence that inflation is easing before cutting rates
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday it will take a while for policymakers to evaluate the current state of inflation, keeping the timing of potential interest rate cuts uncertain. Speaking specifically about stronger than expected price pressures to start…
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