Little by little, the old Shaw Hotel in Plainville is being restored and renovated into a new boutique hotel. With the help of CDBG Downtown Commercial Revitalization funds, the building has been stabilized and new windows and doors installed. Liberty Read on! →
Several major business expansions now underway in Rooks County are bringing the year 2015 to a good conclusion. Overall in 2015, in addition to the expansions, nineteen new businesses were started in the county despite the downturn in the oil Read on! →
November 2, 2015 — NetWork Kansas announced that Rooks County was selected as a 2015 Entrepreneurship (E-) Community and has been awarded $40,000 in tax credits, enabling the Rooks County E-Community to raise approximately $53,333 to advance and establish local Read on! →
August 7, 2015 by Hays Post PLAINVILLE – Dessin Fournir Cos., one of America’s leading luxury furniture, lighting and textile design firms, this week announced that OJ Van Maele of Tielt, Belgium, has been acquired by the newly formed Garnell-Lake Read on! →
From the Hays Daily News, 2/8/2015 That’s certainly true for the two teachers and 10 Plainville High School students at Cardinal Creations. The business creating personalized products began this year. The idea came after a friend told USD 270 Superintendent Read on! →
Plainville Mayor Kelli Hansen is pleased to announce the City of Plainville was selected to receive a Moderate Income Housing (MIH) grant through the Kansas Housing Resource Corporation (KHRC). The grant, in the amount of $362,000, can be used for Read on! →
A ribbon cutting was held in Damar on Saturday, October 25, 2014 for the new headquarters of the recently-formed Damar Community Historical Foundation. The “French Quarters” consists of two buildings on Main Street that will be the headquarters of the Read on! →
Voters from Rooks County approved the sales tax question on the November 4, 2014 ballot to build a new Rooks County jail. The uncanvassed vote total was 1,101 in favor and 863 opposed. The new jail will be built near Read on! →
Since the new Rooks County Health Center opened in 2008, the volume of inpatient and outpatient services has increased by 295%. RCH no longer has the space it needs to adequately serve patient needs, especially in the clinic and rehabilitation Read on! →
George Taylor, Photojournalist , gtaylor@kwch.com Click here for video. STOCKTON, Kan. – A Kansas mother and daughter are giving back, helping grieving families with the pain of losing a baby. Peggy Wise and Jenny Gray are sewing Angel Gowns, turning Read on! →