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Goddard gains momentum with influx of commercial development
Goddard is attracting major commercial projects including retail centers, apartments and a city park as the Wichita suburb positions itself for rapid growth. Read more: Wichita Business Journal
Newton Medical Center, other rural Kansas hospitals form network to combat rising costs
As healthcare systems in rural Kansas face mounting pressure, Newton Medical Center is teaming up with six other hospitals across the state to combat rising healthcare costs and enhance rural clinical care. The seven rural hospitals have formed a clinically integrated network to push for…
What to know about the deadly EF-2 tornado that hit Sedgwick County this weekend
A brief but powerful tornado killed a 64-year-old man in northern Sedgwick County early Sunday morning, blowing his home off its foundation. The storm touched down for just two minutes and struck without tornado warnings or sirens activating beforehand. Read more: Wichita Eagle
Pony Express rides through Horton!
A lone horse rider carrying letters arrived the City of Horton on Monday evening. The horse hooves clopped on the city street, indicating to a large crowd of people that he was nearby. The scene sounded like it would almost be set in 1860-1861, when…
De Soto mayor welcomes data center growth, but some residents want the city to slow down
De Soto Mayor Rick Walker says revenue from a planned $3 billion data center campus is an opportunity to grow the city. But one resident is concerned that leaders are moving too fast and not weighing the negative impacts on the community and environment. Read…
New downtown gathering space brews community connections in Great Bend
Strong communities are built on more than businesses alone—they are built on places where people gather, connect, and build relationships. That vision is at the heart of The Zarah Coffee Shop, Great Bend’s newest locally owned coffee destination. Read more: Great Bend Tribune
Tornado that killed one in Sedgwick County rated an EF2: NWS
The NWS preliminary damage survey says the tornado started at 1:14 a.m. in Sedgwick County and lasted for two minutes. Read more: KSN-TV
Douglas County Data Center Watchdogs to host public info meeting
The meeting comes after community members urged city commissioners earlier this month to adopt a moratorium on data center development over concerns of large amounts of energy and water consumption, noise pollution, higher utility bills and more. Read more: The Lawrence Times
A small Kansas town comes up with a unique way to save its post office
Bucyrus — population: 168 — is only about 35 miles south of Kansas City, but enough farmland and red barns sit between the last suburban subdivision and the town’s quiet main street that it still feels like country. Read more: Washington Post
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