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Garden City, Western State Bank unite to boost housing access
Garden City has announced a new partnership with Western State Bank to expand opportunities for affordable housing. Garden City has been experiencing a housing crunch for several years. The city said rapid economic growth and a steady population increase have created a demand for more…
Community watch teams join Cherokee County sheriff
Community and law-enforcement are coming together to make a safer southeast Kansas. Over the past several weeks, the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office has made several appearances at local community watch group meetings. Officers speak to residents, answer their questions, and give safety tips on what…
City and bank confidentially settle lawsuit
The city and Kaw Valley State Bank — now Farmers State Bank — confidentially settled a lawsuit filed this past summer over several counterfeit checks drawn from a city account. The settlement, filed with the court days after the Eudora Times reported on the lawsuit…
Hotel and conference center opens in Hutch
The Hilton Garden Inn & Conference Center at 1715 N. Waldron St. opened for business Tuesday, Visit Hutch announced. The hotel has 112 guest rooms, an indoor pool, and a fitness center, and it will have an Old Chicago restaurant on site. As of Tuesday…
Wichita water customers can expect to see larger rate increases than predicted
Wichita water and sewer customers can expect to see larger rate increases the next two years than originally anticipated. The increase is mostly caused by a continued climb in operations and maintenance costs, as well as the expected loss of two wholesale water customers. The…
New petition aims to repeal Salina’s pit bull ban
A petition to repeal Salina’s ban on pit bulls was presented to the city manager on Monday. If it gets enough signatures, the city commission would be required to either pass an ordinance repealing the ban or call for a special election for citizens to…
Crawford County solar annexation hearing scheduled
A controversy that’s consuming several southeast Kansas communities is coming to a head in Crawford County. That controversy… solar farms and all that comes with them, both the good and the bad. Crawford County currently has a moratorium on solar energy projects that was put…
Local leaders want to challenge low wages
Community leaders recognize that wages for many jobs in Hutchinson and Reno County lag those in regional and peer communities, some as much as 12% to 18%, said Hutchinson/Reno County Chamber of Commerce CEO Debra Teufel. “It’s one of the hard realities we share with…
Two companies have recently revealed plans to potentially install nuclear reactors in Kansas
One plan comes from a company that proposes putting small reactors 1 mile underground to directly power facilities such as data centers. The other comes from a company envisioning a utility-scale plant with a battery design that makes it capable of storing power. Read more…
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