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A data center has been proposed for Wellington in Sumner County, according to the Wellington Daily News. A presentation by Cormor and Data Shelter was given to the Wellington City Council.

Cheney Police Report March 9: Business check, 300 block S. Main; House watch follow up in the City; Business check, 400 block N.

The Kansas Rural Center is hosting an online information session about how the federal H-2A program can help with labor. Three Kansas farmers will share their experiences of using H-2A labor as part of their operations.

Extension From early mornings feeding livestock to long days in the field, farmers and ranchers spend much of their time caring for crops, animals and equipment. But Erin Martinez, a Kansas State University expert in adult development and aging,says the person behind the operation often gets overlooked – and scheduling an annual medical exam is one simple way producers can take care of themselves.

GODDARD – The City of Goddard is one of 32 cities, schools and school districts to be awarded waste tire product grants from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE). Goddard will receive two grants totaling $21,200.

Members of Wheatland Electric Cooperative, Inc., will receive ballots by mail in late March to vote for trustees for the third time in cooperative history. Ballots were mailed on March 25 and must be returned by mail by April 17, which is at least five days prior to this year’s annual meeting on April 22, 2026, as established by cooperative bylaws.

HAYSVILLE – The Campus High School culinary team placed in Kansas at the Kansas ProStart Invitational. Around 100 students representing high schools from across the state demonstrated their mastery of restaurant leadership skills – culinary and management – in the fastpaced event.

SEDGWICK COUNTY – A man from Mount Hope died last week in a single-vehicle crash in western Sedgwick County. Stephen Bradley Farmer, 60, perished in a crash near 21st Street North and 247th Street West, which is north of the Goddard and Garden Plain area.

GARDEN PLAIN – During its meeting March 4, the Garden Plain City Council set a 6 p.m. April 9 public hearing that will start the process of requesting an expanded Urban Area of Influence (UAI) for the city.

SEDGWICK COUNTY – The death of Ian Alexander Shelton, whose body was recovered from Lake Afton earlier this year, has been ruled an accident. That is the determination from the Sedgwick County Regional Forensic Science Center, which filed its final autopsy report on March 19 in Sedgwick County District Court.