Editor’s note: This article has been corrected to differentiate between the pilot reactor program and the commercialization of the project. Deep Fission is clarifying priorities for the company’s 1-mile underground nuclear reactor site in Kansas,…

Dozens of Labette County residents and city leaders gathered Thursday in Parsons to hear from representatives of a company planning a 1-mile underground nuclear reactor. Some locals raised concerns while the company tried to make…

PARSONS — The makers of a planned mile-deep nuclear reactor will host a public meeting for Parsons and Labette County residents Wednesday, March 12. The meeting is the first such public gathering since Deep Fission,…

PARSONS — A railroad bridge just north of Parsons on U.S. 59 will be replaced starting this month. The work is slated to begin the week of Feb. 23 to replace the 285-foot bridge that…

New solar farm for Parsons PARSONS — A new solar farm will be built at the Great Plains Industrial Park in Parsons, according to The Chanute Tribune. Members of the Great Plains Development Authority signed…

PARSONS — Ground was broken on the world’s first mile-deep nuclear reactor Tuesday afternoon in Parsons. Deep Fission, an advanced nuclear energy company founded in 2023, is building the reactor as part of the U.S.…

Parsons, Kansas will be the site of a California startup’s first ever 1-mile-deep nuclear reactor — with support from county commissioners, both Republican Kansas U.S. senators and Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s administration. Deep Fission will…

Neosho County nominates clerk ERIE — Chastity Foreaker, deputy Neosho County clerk, was nominated to fill the clerk’s position last week by the county’s Republican committee. According to a report from The Chanute Tribune, the…

PARSONS — Employees care about child care, according to speakers at a conference hosted by Southeast Kansas, Inc., in Parsons Wednesday. They noted businesses that offer child care programs are more likely to reduce absenteeism,…

PARSONS — The demand for more preschool slots is forcing USD 503 administrators to recognize its value, reported Collen Williamson, the district’s public relations liaison, in the Parsons Sun. Looking ahead, 20 children are on…