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The city of Lenexa will finally join other major governing bodies in Johnson County in livestreaming its city council meetings. At its meeting on Oct. 6, the Lenexa City Council voted 7-0 to approve amendments to the Governing Body Rules of Procedure and allow for city council meetings to be livestreamed on the city’s website. Councilmember Bill Nicks was absent. While Lenexa City Council meetings have been available for replay on the city’s website since January 2023, the city has never livestreamed them. The council meetings have been recorded and typically posted online the next day. Read more: Johnson County Post

In four days, gates will open at Eureka Downs for the first time in more than a decade — and when racing returns, wagering does too. It won’t be just win, place, or show at the races this Saturday at Eureka Downs. Bettors will have other opportunities to cash in on their wagers. Mike Weiss, the track manager at Eureka Downs, says there is also a chance for those who may not be high-rollers to win big. Along with traditional win, place, and show bets, fans can place exactas — predicting first and second place — and trifectas, predicting the top [...]

Valley Center voters will consider a 1% sales tax this November to support the city’s public safety services, including the fire department. This comes several months after Sedgwick County moved to terminate mutual aid agreements with multiple cities, including Valley Center. Mayor Jet Truman said the city is moving from a 12-hour to 24-hour fire department, and that will require major upgrades to the staff and facilities. Read more: KSN-TV

Urban and rural acute-care hospitals are closing at the same rate despite widespread belief that rural providers face more financial pressure than urban ones. That's according to recent findings from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health published as a research letter in healthcare journal JAMA. Nationally, more acute-care hospitals across the U.S. closed than opened between 2010 to 2025, the study found. "Many policymakers have been treating hospital closures as a rural problem, but our data show it's a national problem," Thomas Tsai, associate professor of health policy and management and one of the study's authors, said in a [...]

Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland today published the boundaries for the Kansas City Chiefs STAR Bonds District, as authorized by K.S.A. 12-17, 160 et. al. The STAR Bond district will collect new sales tax revenues to finance the construction of the $3 billion state-of-the-art domed stadium in Wyandotte County, the Chiefs headquarters and training facility in Olathe and portions of the surrounding mixed-used development. Read more: Press Releases Archives - Kansas Department of Commerce

The Rose Hill City Council adopted a new resolution at its latest meeting on Oct. 5, determining that the proposed ordinance concerning high impact data centers and battery energy storage systems (BESS) was principally administrative, and therefore excluded under Kansas statute 12-3013. Rose Hill’s city clerk received a citizen petition in September, proposing said ordinance to fully prohibit the installation of high impact data centers. Citing the zoning regulations already in place that restrict such development, along with several other factors, the council passed the resolution – which did not approve the proposed ordinance or call an election on it. Read [...]

Home prices in Lyon County have remained relatively stable as low housing inventory continues to shape the local real estate market, leaving buyers balancing affordability concerns with limited options. According to Jamie Sauder, broker and co-owner of Coldwell Banker Emporia Real Estate, there are currently about 60 to 65 homes on the market in Lyon County. With the area averaging about 30 to 35 home sales per month, the current inventory represents roughly two months of available housing. A balanced housing market typically has three to six months of inventory, meaning Lyon County has fewer homes available than what is generally [...]

Voters living within Emporia city limits will decide two citizen-initiated ballot questions Nov. 3 proposing restrictions on high-impact data centers and certain battery energy storage systems. Read more: www.emporiagazette.com

City Manager Daniela Rivas and Chief of Police Craig Dunlavy gave a presentation on Flock camera usage in Newton, along with a representative from Flock, on Tuesday evening. Rivas said Flock cameras had received increased scrutiny in recent months, with many people having concerns about privacy and security. “This is in hopes to reduce or alleviate any of your concerns,” Rivas said. Read more: Harvey County Now