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Salina City Commissioners Tuesday authorized Mayor Greg Lenkiewicz to execute agreements to pause enforcement of a federal judge’s ruling in November Salina’s sign codes are unconstitutional and authorizing appeal of that ruling to the 10th US Circuit Court of Appeals. This centers on an ongoing battle between the Cozy Inn and the city over a mural on the north wall of their building, which the city said is not allowed under city sign codes. The court ruling held Salina’s sign codes were unconstitutional based on murals having to be non-commercial. As part of an agreement entered into between the Cozy Inn [...]

The Olathe City Council has appointed a new city manager following current current City Manager Michael Wilkes' retirement announcement in July. The city council selected Susan Sherman after an extensive nationwide search. She is the first ever female and ninth city manager in Olathe’s history. “I am deeply honored to continue serving the Olathe community in this new capacity. Olathe is an extraordinary community with dedicated public servants, innovative partners, and engaged residents,” Sherman said. “I know our hardworking and passionate team’s commitment to excellence is the backbone of our success. Together, we will continue building a stronger and more vibrant [...]

The Royals have released a statement on their search for a new stadium just hours after Leawood said it could not support a stadium at Overland Park's Aspiria campus. “The Royals have a long history of working to make Greater Kansas City a better place,” a spokesperson said early Tuesday evening. “As such, we are deeply committed to building a stadium environment that prioritizes the health, safety, and traffic concerns of our neighbors. Wherever we build our next generational home, the project will be guided by strong community collaboration. We pledge to create an unsurpassed fan and community experience, one that [...]

Monday’s county commission meeting is where three of Seward’s five commissioners announced their resignations. A single resignation is fairly common, but three at once is exceedingly rare. County Administrator April Warden says that things will run “business as usual,” at least if the seats are filled by the next scheduled commission meeting on Jan. 5. Read more: KSN-TV

“If it doesn’t get passed, then we would need to look at reducing our expenditures significantly,” Director of Finance Angela Richard said. “We had about a $3 million gap between our revenues and expenditures, we would need to make up for that. That is going to mean significant service cuts, and that could be anything from reducing our level of maintenance on streets, it could mean less fire employees, less police. We’re going to have to figure that out.” Read more: The Hutchinson Tribune

Fulfilling expectations of a "hawkish cut," the central bank's Federal Open Market Committee cut its key overnight borrowing rate by a quarter percentage point, putting it in a range between 3.5%-3.75%. However, the move carried caution flags about where policy is headed from here and featured "no" votes from three members, which hasn't happened since September 2019. Read more: CNBC

The city of Leavenworth and CoreCivic, a Tennessee-based private prison company, have been fighting in court since early this year over whether CoreCivic needed to follow the city’s special use permit process. Read more: News Radio KMAN

Students involved in the project say it gave them a deeper understanding of the challenges families face and the resilience found in local communities. They conducted interviews, filmed on location in Garden City and worked closely with mentors across several K-State departments. Read more: KCLY Radio

The city was working without an administrator. “Mr. Leeker’s educational background and career experiences make him an excellent person for the position,” Mayor Burke said. “His forte in local government is an extremely strong asset for the city of Peabody. Read more: Marion County RECORD

“I don’t agree with it,” Chief Lockhart said of the perception of Lawrence being negative toward the police. “But it doesn’t really matter if I agree with it, if that is what the perception is.” Read more: LJWorld