Imagine visiting Council Grove, Wamego, Westmoreland, Randolph, Manhattan, Junction City, Clay Center, Leonardville, and Riley in just a few days. That will be the itinerary of the final two candidates for the newly formed Flint Hills Regional Council Executive Director. Chris Campany of Starkville, Mississippi tells KMAN he’s very excited about the possibility of being selected for the position. He says many regions talk about forming regional councils, but it doesn’t happen all that often. Campany adds it’s obviously an exciting time for the Flint Hills region, saying it’s a great opportunity for the communities in the region to work on areas such as transportation, economic development, education, housing, and agricultural economic development. Campany will be in the area Monday and Tuesday of next week, beginning in Council Grove Monday at 10, Wamego at 12:30, Westmoreland at 1:30, and Manhattan most of the late afternoon, and then continuing in Junction City at 8:45 Tuesday, Clay Center at 10:30, and the interview at the Manhattan Public Library at 1:30, which is open to the public. Candidate Ty Warner describes the position as an exciting prospect. He says the Flint Hills Regional council is probably one of the mos exciting things happening in the country right now. He gives kudos to the whole Flint Hills area for pulling this together and for wanting to move forward in a cooperative way. Warner formerly was a regional planner for the Chicago area. Warner will be in the Flint Hills area the end of next week. Warner will be doing a series of meet-and greets in Council Grove, Wamego, and Westmoreland on Wednesday, March 24th, and in Clay Center, Junction City, and Manhattan Thursday.