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Two Kansas cities make list of Top 10 True Western Towns
Two Kansas cities were recognized by True West magazine as 2026 Top 10 True Western Towns, with one receiving the honor for the second year in a row. Because of its rich heritage, Abilene returned to True West Magazine’s Top 10 True Western Towns list…
City leaders change name of utility charge
City leaders made adjustments to a controversial utility bill Tuesday night. At the city council meeting on the night of Dec. 2, city leaders agreed to change the name of what you’re paying for retail water services and sanitary sewer services. Currently people in Topeka…
Parsons will get the world’s first mile-deep nuclear reactor and the groundbreaking is next week
Deep Fission says it plans to install a nuclear reactor underground at an industrial park in southeast Kansas. Parsons, Kansas, will be the site of a California startup’s first ever 1-mile-deep nuclear reactor — with support from county commissioners, both Republican Kansas U.S. senators and…
Roeland Park rejoins ‘Super Pass’ program, allowing access to other NEJC cities’ pools
Super Pass pool program holders in northeastern Johnson County will have access to another municipal pool for the 2026 swim season. After dropping out in 2024, Roeland Park will rejoin the Super Pass program next summer. The Roeland Park City Council unanimously approved the move…
Winter roads ‘snow’ problem for Hutch Public Works Department
As the first snowflakes of the winter dusted Hutchinson on Monday morning, City of Hutchinson Public Works Director Cecil Weible and his crew stood prepared to keep the city’s roads clear and ice-free. “We had all of our equipment ready before everyone went home for…
City of Lawrence is poised for major growth, new mayor says
Mayor Brad Finkeldei said he believes downtown Lawrence will be transformed, the city will expand west of Kansas Highway 10 and more development is coming in the next year or two. Finkeldei, first elected to a four-year term in 2019 and reelected in 2023, previously…
Another delay for Wichita water treatment plant; city ‘extremely disappointed’
The commissioning of Wichita’s new water treatment plant has been delayed again. The City of Wichita said in a news release Wednesday that the delay is due to ongoing problems with the clarifiers. Clarifiers allow solids to settle at the bottom of the water so…
Sedgwick County Deputy and two others injured in a group dog attack
A Sedgwick County Sheriff’s deputy was attacked by a group of dogs while responding to a call in south Wichita Saturday morning. Deputies were dispatched to the 4600 block of S. Hemlock Ave. in Oaklawn after reports of a man being attacked by several dogs.…
Rural communities addressing housing shortage through cooperation
The problem sounds easy: Kansas has too few houses for sale, especially in small, rural communities struggling to attract young people and new businesses. The simple answer is to build more houses. But those in real estate say this shortage has been years in the…
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