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<div style="color: #333;">RDA: Michelin layoffs not tied to Emporia conditions</div>
Regional Development Association of East Central Kansas Interim President Lyle Butler says his reaction to the recent Michelin layoffs, which will impact 100 employees, was the same as many in the community: disappointment. “My first feeling is for the employees…
<div style="color: #333;">New rules in Olathe for e-bikes, electric scooters</div>
Scooters and e-bikes have raised concerns about safety, and another Kansas City suburb is doing something about it. Olathe now has new rules in place. The goal is to keep everyone safe. The City of Olathe is asking all parents…
<div style="color: #333;">County approves Special Use Permit application form for data centers</div>
The Finney County Commission adopted a Special Use Permit application form for data centers and amendments to the Special Use Permit Base application form at its regular meeting on Monday. Mackenzie Phillips, Finney County Development and Administrative Coordinator, said on…
<div style="color: #333;">Community members speak against Sherlock Solar project at County meeting</div>
Six people spoke during the Finney County Commission’s Public Comment period during its regular meeting on Monday. Speakers Jackson Turner, Tucker Turner, Ross Marston, Polly Witt, Rance Schreibvogel and Harold Mai spoke against Data Centers coming to the Finney County…
<div style="color: #333;">Proposed solar moratorium fails at county planning meeting</div>
A proposed two-year moratorium on commercial solar projects in Jackson County failed on a 4-4 vote during the Jackson County Planning Commission meeting last Thursday evening. During the meeting, which drew about 40 people to the Jackson County Courthouse, 15…
<div style="color: #333;">Mostly relief and a little regret — Johnson County reacts to Royals’ downtown stadium deal</div>
Most people in Johnson County who follow the Royals already knew by Wednesday morning that the former Sprint campus near 119th Street and Nall Avenue was out of the running for a new baseball stadium location. That much had been…
<div style="color: #333;">Kansas landowners push back on power line project as regulators cite reliability needs</div>
Kansas utility regulators are weighing the benefits and costs of approving construction of a $493 million transmission line that would travel through four southwest counties. Multiple Kansas landowners protested the line’s construction and route during nearly three days of hearings…
<div style="color: #333;">Breaking ground on a new splash pad in southwest Kansas town</div>
Leaders in Sublette held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new splash pad on Wednesday. The Haskell County Rotary Club raised $400,000 to make this addition to the rec center. The splash pad will be 2,360 square feet, have seven water…
<div style="color: #333;">Leaders discuss path forward after recent layoffs in Emporia</div>
Emporia is facing more layoffs after it was announced Thursday that Michelin would cut 100 jobs and rework its operations there. It’s another blow to Emporia’s job market, which has faced roughly 1,200 job losses over the past few years…
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