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A long running sales tax in Parsons is up for renewal in the November 4 election. The half cent sales tax which in question generates 1 million dollars a year for housing. City administrators say historically, the community has voted to keep this tax in place because it allows for lower property tax rates, helping with housing costs. Read more: KSNF/KODE | FourStatesHomepage.com

A southeast Kansas police department is making its reality television debut. The Parsons Police Department is working with camera crews from the CW show 24/7 to document the day-to-day life of a handful of police officers in the city. Officers say the show's producers are pleased with the content they've gotten so far, and plan to showcase Parsons in nine episodes of their upcoming season. Read more: KSNF/KODE | FourStatesHomepage.com

LaHarpe residents will be asked to bring back a sales tax that would help fund upkeep of city streets. For 10 years, the city had a 1% tax before it expired earlier this year. But the tax expired after voters rejected a similar measure last November that would have extended the tax at a 1.5% rate for the next decade. The lost funding could not have come at a worse time, Mayor Mae Crowell said, because the city’s costs are skyrocketing. Read more: The Iola Register

Basically what it'll be able to do is pull opportunities for jobs, economic growth, feed into our database and basically be able to reach out directly (to alums) about opportunities. Read more: CJonline

Allison Weil, a 911 dispatcher for Hutchinson-Reno County, was named the 2025 NiCE PSAP Telecommunicator of the Year. Her nomination stemmed from a call where she guided a young boy whose mother was having seizures. Read more: Hutch News

The City of Coffeyville’s Public Service Team is excited to announce a brand-new service to assist residents with their fall cleanup — the Leaf Pick-Up Program, running now through the end of November. Residents who would like to take advantage of this service will need to complete the Leaf Removal Request Form, located on the City’s website. Here is the direct link to the form: www.coffeyville.com/forms.aspx?FID=99. (www.coffeyville.com) This new service makes disposing of fall leaves easier than ever. The Public Service crew will use a new leaf vac and leaf box to collect leaves piled along the curb. Residents do not [...]

Governor Laura Kelly and Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) Secretary Calvin Reed today announced in Lindsborg nine new modernization and expansion highway projects. These projects, which represent a total investment of more than $442 million, are moving into the Eisenhower Legacy Transportation Program (IKE) construction pipeline. This is the fourth round of projects moved to KDOT’s construction pipeline under the Kelly administration’s bipartisan 10-year IKE program.  Read more: Ad Astra Radio

Coffey County has declared a strong interest in becoming the home for the TerraPower Natrium reactor that is expected to be built in Kansas. The Coffey County Board of Commissioners unanimously passed a resolution of support and says that they will send letters of interest to both TerraPower and Evergy, the two companies involved in the construction of the new reactor. Read more: www.emporiagazette.com/*

The Douglas County Sheriff's Office is updating a process that allows people to legally take home deer killed in car crashes or other roadkill. But there are a few requirements to know before you get the call to salvage any game animals on the side of the road. Read more: FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV

The top state lawmaker in the Sunflower State expects a stadium proposal from the Kansas City Royals at an upcoming Legislative Coordinating Council (LCC) meeting. In an interview with FOX4 Friday, Republican State Senate President Ty Masterson said it was his understanding the only site the Royals were considering on the Kansas side of state line was the old Sprint campus, now known as Aspiria. Read more: FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV