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The city of Wichita recently opened a request for proposals for visual artists interested in creating permanent outdoor sculptures for 14 existing pedestals located throughout Wichita’s central core districts of Old Town, Downtown and Delano. Source: www.derbyinformer.com - RSS Results in news/area_news of type article

During its June 11 meeting, the Sedgwick County Commission took the first official steps on a project that will extend a pedestrian pathway from Derby to fully connect with Rose Hill. Source: www.derbyinformer.com - RSS Results in news/area_news of type article

The Merriam City Council on Monday night discussed moving forward with a $120 million development project. The mixed-resident and retail development would be built at the site of the former Johnson County Library branch, just north of Shawnee Mission Parkway. The city council approved all 13 items presented during the special meeting, including planning and zoning the issuance of general obligation bonds and a community improvement district to help fund the Grand Market Place Development, which includes a new grocery store and apartment complex. Source: FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV | News, Weather, Sports

Kevin Frymire said his transition from the private to the public sector is going well so far. Frymire took over as Harvey County Administrator on May 27, moving from his longtime career as an assisted living administrator. The county began searching for a new administrator after Anthony Swartzendruber announced his resignation in December. Source: Harvey County Now

Scott Boden has served as the Goessel High School Principal for 14 years, but starting next month, he will move into the position of USD 411 Superintendent. “Mr. Boden is in an excellent position to step in and just do an exemplary job. He knows the role of a district leader. He’s built a trust of the students and the staff and the community, and it’s going to be a very seamless transition,” said USD 411 Superintendent Mark Crawford. Source: Hillsboro Free Press

Lenexa is conducting a rare swap with a local home builder in which the city is getting land for a future city park while the developer gains acreage for a 175-home subdivision next door. Earlier this month, the Lenexa City Council approved the deal and preliminary plan for the property that will be used for the housing development. Source: Johnson County Post

Edgerton is welcoming its first housing subdivision in several years to address growing affordable housing needs. Located on 80 acres near 207th Street and Edgerton Road, Dwyer Farms is a 275-home neighborhood that is just starting to come online as homes get sold. A sales agent with the mortgage company for the neighborhood said six homes were occupied as of last week. Source: Johnson County Post

Despite resident apprehension and pushback over the years, Lenexa continues to march westward with its development. The latest will be discussed during Tuesday’s City Council meeting. Referred to as Solera, Lenexa-based civil engineering company Schlagel & Associates is applying on behalf of Prairie Star Land Associates LLC to develop retail, a grocery store and more than 500 housing units on the southeast corner of Prairie Star Parkway and the K-7 Highway. Source: Homepage

Nine months after Monroe County Hospital in rural South Alabama closed its labor and delivery department in October 2023, Grove Hill Memorial Hospital in neighboring Clarke County also stopped delivering babies. Both hospitals are located in an agricultural swath of the state that’s home to most of its poorest counties. Many residents of the region don’t even have a nearby emergency department. Nationwide, most rural hospitals no longer offer obstetric services. Since the end of 2020, more than 100 rural hospitals have stopped delivering babies, according to a new report from the Center for Healthcare Quality & Payment Reform, a national policy center [...]

After the Hen House Market closed in 2018 following its two decades in Merriam, residents have said they wanted to see a replacement come forward, no matter what it takes. Nearly seven years later, they could see its replacement come to fruition if the Merriam City Council approves a new project plan, tax incentives and rezoning for a sprawling redevelopment during a special meeting on Monday. Source: Local Kansas City Missouri & Kansas News |