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Tax credits may help with courthouse project
Barton County may be able to receive additional funding for the $4.2 million courthouse renovation, Chairman Shawn Hutchinson announced Thursday when the Barton County Commission hosted a Great Bend Chamber of Commerce coffee. “There’s a potential we could get $1.2…
Wind farm zoning trial set
Trial has been rescheduled for May 1 in a lawsuit filed 2½ years ago by a company that lost its bid to install wind turbines south of US-50 in an area within a Flint Hills wind farm moratorium. Trial was…
Garden City firefighter passes on shield number to son in same department
A Garden City firefighter has passed on his shield number to his son, who is now in the same department. According to the Garden City Fire Department Facebook page, the father, Battalion Chief James Southern, joined the GCFD in March…
Integra is bringing thousands of jobs to the area, but are there enough workers?
Integra Technologies' semiconductor manufacturing plant is expected to bring 2,500 of jobs to the Bel Aire area, but are there enough workers? What could it mean for other businesses? It's no secret that many industries have been struggling to attract…
Loud booms in central Kansas believed to be military training, sheriff says
Residents in Barton and Rush County have heard some loud booms in the area, some that reportedly shook a car and opened a front door on Thursday. A KSN viewer in eastern Rush County reported hearing two loud booms and…
Pittsburg has a new EV charging station — near a local landmark
Many gathered in downtown Pittsburg for the celebration of the new EV charging station at the Colonial Fox Theatre. Pittsburg native and Pitt State graduate Kelly Burgess gifted the first, fast level three dc charging station in Southeast Kansas. This…
This JoCo city is next to weigh antisemitism measure
Roeland Park is the latest Johnson County city considering adopting a non-legally binding definition of antisemitism that would guide the city’s response in the event of an act of hate. The item came up this week on the city council’s…
World-renowned pianist performs at Pratt library
Steven Spooner, a Professor of Piano at the Peabody Institute at John Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, made a stop at the Pratt Public Library on cold February 15 night, warming hearts and souls with his engaging pianistic abilities. “I’ve…
Grant helps Winfield fire department with equipment
Winfield Fire Department and EMS has received an award of personal protection equipment worth $36,400 from the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation. The award, made Tuesday in Wichita, is for eight sets of new bunker gear and nine pairs of…
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