info2025-02-06T09:19:29-06:00February 6th, 2025|
Ellis County has many assets, but it's not always the best at telling its own story. About 30 community members met Tuesday in Hays ... From those discussions, the group identified four action items. The chief among those was developing a marketing plan for Ellis County. Source: Hays Post
info2025-02-06T09:15:48-06:00February 6th, 2025|
All property owners in Valley Center will be required to mow the rights-of-way on their properties if the city council gives final approval to a new ordinance next week. Source: AV News
info2025-02-06T07:31:30-06:00February 6th, 2025|
The northwest expressway, a major highway that would connect Maize to Goddard, is getting a second chance at becoming reality after stalling years ago. Source: Wichita Eagle
info2025-02-05T10:01:32-06:00February 5th, 2025|
Public incentives may be used to help finance a prominent Prairie Village redevelopment. On Monday, during a committee meeting, the Prairie Village City Council will discuss the potential for issuing up to $23.3 million in industrial revenue bonds to redevelop the Macy’s building at the Shops of Prairie Village. Source: Johnson County Post
info2025-02-05T09:59:57-06:00February 5th, 2025|
Attorney Joshua Albin, of the Wichita-based Adams Jones Law Firm, confirmed on Tuesday that the electronic version of the County’s comprehensive survey will go live on Wednesday, Feb. 5, at 8 a.m. The survey will be available through a QR code on the County website and social media pages and in the next few days, it will be posted in high traffic areas, such as check-out lines. Residents will also begin receiving a postcard with the code. Source: Morning Sun
info2025-02-05T09:58:18-06:00February 5th, 2025|
With less than 500 days until the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Johnson County is exploring how to expand its transit system to help tackle one of the Kansas City metro’s biggest challenges that will come with the crowds next summer — including a potential bus service to the airport and a route from the county to the soccer festivities. Source: Joco 913 News
info2025-02-05T09:57:05-06:00February 5th, 2025|
Salina Regional Airport (SLN) will launch daily nonstop United Express flights to Houston Intercontinental Airport (IAH) starting May 2, 2025. Operated by SkyWest Airlines using a 50-passenger Mitsubishi CRJ-200 jet, this new route expands Salina’s existing service to Denver and Chicago, connecting travelers to United Airlines’ global network. Source: KCLY Radio
info2025-02-05T09:56:06-06:00February 5th, 2025|
Author and founder of the nonprofit Strong Towns Charles Marohn addressed a packed conference room at the Kansas Leadership Center in downtown Wichita Tuesday night. “We have two conversations going on right now when it comes to housing,” Marohn said. “In one of these conversations, housing prices must fall. They must fall and they must fall dramatically in order to get people into homes. In the other conversation, housing prices cannot be allowed to fall, because if housing prices fall, all kinds of calamity results to our economy. This is the essence of what we call a housing trap.” Source: KLC [...]
info2025-02-05T09:54:37-06:00February 5th, 2025|
The Sedgwick County Register of Deeds Office has started a new online system to notify property owners of possible fraud. The Property Fraud Alert is a free service that county residents can subscribe to, and the system will notify them each time a document is recorded with their name on it. County officials said this won’t prevent fraud from happening, but it will provide an early warning system for property owners to take action as soon as possible. In many cases, victims of mortgage fraud or identity theft have been unaware that their home or identity has been stolen. Source: 101.3 [...]
info2025-02-05T09:53:40-06:00February 5th, 2025|
After just a couple years away, Ben Proctor is excited to return as Hesston’s superintendent. Last week, the board interviewed Proctor, who now works for the Kansas Department of Education, and Pete Bastian, who is the current superintendent of Belle Plaine schools. On Monday, Feb. 3, the board approved Proctor’s contract. He will take over as superintendent starting July 1. Proctor said he’s ready to return to the district. Source: Harvey County Now
