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<div style="color: #333;">Gathering ingredients, but not baking the cake: Emporia City Manager discusses recent steps and responds to community criticisms following announcement of Flint Hills Digital Campus venture</div>
With the latest policy in relation to the proposed Flint Hills Digital Campus set to be considered by Emporia City Commissioners Wednesday afternoon, Emporia City Manager Trey Cocking discussed the steps taken thus far since the potential project’s announcement two…
<div style="color: #333;">Fed holds rates steady, pares down statement to remove cutting bias</div>
Kevin Warsh’s first meeting as Federal Reserve chairman concluded Wednesday with no change in interest rates and a nod to possible hikes ahead. The meeting also saw the removal of key language indicating a bias toward future cuts within a…
<div style="color: #333;">Reno County Commission Holds Special Session on BESS and Data Centers</div>
The Reno County Commission met for a special session Monday evening at the courthouse to discuss potential regulations for Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and Data Centers. Despite lengthy debate, the commission failed to reach a consensus on new policies…
<div style="color: #333;">STAR Bond financing: How the money works</div>
At the center of the financing logic behind a STAR Bond project is a simple premise: the project has to generate visitors — and ideally, visitors from outside Great Bend. That’s not just the city’s goal. It’s the state’s requirement.…
<div style="color: #333;">Flock cameras help Hesston Police solve May burglary</div>
A concentrated effort spanning multiple agencies helped the Hesston Police Department solve the most recent burglary at Dan’s Cycle. On May 6, a white cargo van crashed into the front entrance of the business, and five dirt bikes were quickly…
<div style="color: #333;">Scooter safety on commissioners’ minds</div>
Scooter safety was on the minds of both county and city commissioners last week. Ellis County Commission Chair Neal Younger commented during his personal time on June 9 that more training may be called for because “kiddos are just flying”…
<div style="color: #333;">Johnson County residents wanted pause on data centers — 2 cities have so far said no</div>
The Edgerton City Council has denied a temporary ban on data centers, making it the second community in Johnson County to consider and deny a moratorium this month. Next door in Gardner, the city council considered but ultimately denied a similar…
<div style="color: #333;">Overland Park poised to require kids to wear helmets on e-scooters and e-bikes</div>
Overland Park could become the latest Johnson County city to require kids on electronic bikes and scooters to wear helmets or else face a fine. It’s the latest step in a long line of discussions among residents and local officials…
<div style="color: #333;">Edgerton denies Logistics Park data center proposal, as city weighs broader moratorium</div>
After a month of deliberation, Edgerton made the move to deny an application Tuesday night for an $860 million data center in Logistics Park Kansas City. The Edgerton Planning Commission voted 3-2 to deny the data center application from Dubai-based…
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