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<div style="color: #333;">Pott County eco devo official: Data centers aren’t going anywhere</div>
Data centers are “unfortunately” here to stay, a Pottawatomie County official said this week. Shanna Goodman, Pottawatomie County Economic Development Corporation executive director, spoke Monday to the Pottawatomie County Commission regarding the ongoing discussions of data centers. She likened the…
<div style="color: #333;">Want to pack a public meeting in Kansas? Just say it’s about a ‘data center’</div>
Jackson Turner is anxious and frustrated. He and his family are worried that a proposed data center-plus-solar project in the sand hills of southwest Kansas could turn their farmland into an industrial site, displacing them and killing their crops. Ross…
<div style="color: #333;">Reno County OKs STAR Bond district to drive development of $80 million golf resort</div>
Reno County is hoping to become a premiere destination for golfing. After taking public comment, the Reno County Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to create a special district to help fund the Salt Lick Golf Resort development. Commissioners approved the boundaries…
<div style="color: #333;">County extends data center moratorium</div>
County commissioners on Monday extended a moratorium on data center development for another year while reopening questions about whether past wind-energy regulations were adopted through proper public process. After hearing a planning commission recommendation to delay action until after the…
<div style="color: #333;">Leavenworth County commissioners pass 90-day moratorium on data centers</div>
The Leavenworth County Commission voted 3-2 Wednesday to impose a 90-day moratorium on data center development. The move comes as residents in Tonganoxie debate a proposed a 1,000-acre hyperscale data center north of Interstate 70, dubbed Project Bluestem. In a…
<div style="color: #333;">Residents say ‘just deny’ latest data center plan, but JoCo town’s hands may be tied this time</div>
Edgerton is the latest town in southern Johnson County to consider a new data center, despite continued pushback from residents — and this time, the community might not have a choice. Tuesday night, the Edgerton Planning Commission approved, by a…
<div style="color: #333;">More out-of-town sporting events are coming to Overland Park. That’s by design</div>
CrossFit championships, the Pickleball Open, Top Gun fast-pitch softball tournaments — these are all sporting events on the calendar in 2026 that are expected to draw hundreds, if not thousands, of visitors to Overland Park. They’re all examples of sports…
<div style="color: #333;">Grass fires burning in southwest Kansas prompt evacuation of one town</div>
One of the several grass fires burning in southwest Kansas caused an evacuation that has since been lifted for Meade. Meade County Sheriff Douglas Ritter said numerous fire crews from across Kansas and Oklahoma fought the fire south of town…
<div style="color: #333;">Wichita Is a Rare Mecca of Affordability for America’s New Middle Class</div>
Duplex boom is attracting middle-income earners to the Midwestern city. Read more: Wall Street Journal
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