Ark Valley Brief
December 31, 2025
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News
Sumner County Commissioners Reject Nextera Battery Storage Facility
3-0 vote overturns planning board recommendation amid safety, noise concerns
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Arkansas City completes 2024 hazard mitigation progress report
The City of Arkansas City has completed its annual progress report for the 2024 Kansas Region G Hazard Mitigation Plan. The report highlights flood mitigation and drainage work completed this year, including continued participation in the National Flood Insurance Program, drainage ditch maintenance, canal cleanouts and flood pump
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Top 5 US news stories
December 31 2025
Greg Loving
Top 5 Kansas news stories
December 31 2025
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Obituaries
(Today & Yesterday)
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JAIL UPDATES
December 30, 2025 - December 31, 2025 | Cowley County, KS 12/30/25 - 12/31/25 | Cowley County, KS
New inmates:
- FLAUDING, TREVER A - Traffic Offense
- HARRIS, AURIONA M - Interfer w/ Jud Proc; Officer, DUI Alcohol or Drugs
- LEWIS, RAYMOND J - Fail to
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Events
Caldwell Chamber of Commerce Plans Annual Banquet
The Caldwell Chamber of Commerce will host its annual banquet Jan. 17, 2026, at Sugar Sisters, 20 S. Main St. The event will begin with a happy hour at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m. Robert McLaughlin with Kansas Main Street will serve as
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Sports
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