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The Hillsboro City Council met on Tuesday, June 3, and learned that the Hillsboro Community Child Care Center (H4C) is nearing its opening date with a current enrollment of 61 out of 99 potential spots filled. “One thing that needs attention is the parking lot and the surrounding areas. It’s bad. There’s been rock there for decades, but after the construction process, it’s pretty rough,” said Hillsboro City Administrator Matt Stiles. Stiles said that city street crews estimate that up to 200 tons of rock would be needed to complete the parking area and some other areas around the building. Source: [...]

Lieutenant Governor and Commerce Secretary David Toland today announced five grant recipients will share $250,000 funding through the Residential Opportunities On Main Street (ROOMS) program. Five projects in designated Kansas Main Street communities have been awarded $50,000 each to create a total of 29 new residential units in the upper floors of downtown buildings. Source: Press Releases – Kansas Department of Commerce

The Sheraton Hotel in Overland Park is no longer being considered as a possible location for a World Cup team base camp, city officials have learned. The hotel had previously been one of three in the Kansas City area being considered as a home base for a visiting national team during the 2026 international soccer tournament. But tournament organizer FIFA recently notified city and hotel officials that the Sheraton, which is connected to the Overland Park Convention Center at 6000 College Blvd., has been ruled out because of the large size of the property. Source: Johnson County Post

For years, police officers have used drones to assist their responses at the scene of emergencies. But now, the Lenexa Police Department is using drones as first responders, sending them out ahead of human responders to more quickly understand the situations that police are getting called into. Source: Up To Date

In a dispute stemming from Marion withholding incriminating open records, a judge awarded more than $75,000 Thursday to the District Judge Ben Sexton had ruled April 4 that the city acted in “bad faith” and ordered it to pay the legal fees of Bernie Rhodes, who represents the Among the documents the city concealed was a text message from then-Mayor David Mayfield saying he had met with Sheriff Jeff Soyez and then-Police Chief Gideon Cody three days before police raided the paper’s newsroom and told Cody he “was behind him and his investigation 100%.” Source: Marion County RECORD

Following a public hearing Thursday, Riley County officials nullified the city’s plan to use tax incentives for a duplex development. County commissioners unanimously denied the proposal from the Manhattan City Commission. The plan would have authorized the use of a state program called Reinvestment Housing Incentive Districts, or RHID. Source: themercury.com - RSS Results in news of type article

A bicyclist who had suspected drugs in his backpack was arrested Tuesday. According to the Great Bend Police Department, an officer stopped Shon Rome, 49, at 6:14 p.m. following a traffic infraction at Ninth and Heizer. Source: Homepage

The Harvey County Commission decided it wasn’t worth the extra effort and possible risks involved to allow fireworks sales in the county. In April, the commission was asked by Michelle Green, a Burrton resident, to lift the current ban on firework sales in rural Harvey County. Green said the current vendor for fireworks was no longer selling them at his location. In April, Sheriff Chad Gay said he would be in favor of lifting the ban. Gay said he spoke to his department, and they felt issues arose from people setting off fireworks, not usually from stands selling them. The commission [...]

The Johnson County juvenile services department will begin taking in youths from other Kansas counties as a way of recouping some of the costs of running the detention center at 915 W. Spruce St. in Olathe when it is not at full capacity. Commissioners were told last Thursday that officials from several Kansas counties that are overcrowded or don’t have facilities have expressed interest in bringing juvenile detainees to Johnson County for temporary housing while they await court proceedings. Source: Johnson County Post

The city of Lenexa will expand a new program that uses drones to respond to emergency calls before police or firefighters arrive. On June 3, the Lenexa City Council voted 7-0 to approve adopting a resolution amending the 2025-2029 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) to include the Drone as a First Responder Program. The resolution included an agreement with Paladin Drones Inc. to purchase six drones along with other operational infrastructure. Councilmember Chris Herron was absent. Source: Johnson County Post