News

If there is a need to prove what the new Lenexa Old Town Activity Center means to the community, the proof, says Logan Wagler, is in the faces of 60 happy summer campers. Wagler, director of Lenexa’s Park & Recreation, said those kids would not have summer camp without the new facility. In the past, the popular summer camp was only possible at the Lenexa Rec Center, which could provide summer camp to only 100 kids each week. “The registration filled up within minutes,” Wagler said. The Lenexa Old Town Activity Center features a new look and added amenities for patrons. [...]

After residents raised alarms over the ways development and redevelopment can compromise a neighborhood’s character and drive up property taxes, the Prairie Village City Council will discuss if they want to explore potential residential development restrictions. The concern is around teardown-rebuilds in particular, which occur when someone buys a property, demolishes the existing structure and builds a new house in its place. The trend has been a source of tension among Prairie Village residents for years as more modest homes are replaced and almost double in value. Source: Local Kansas City Missouri & Kansas News |

Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, staff will likely pitch up to 2% in increases to local tourism taxes to help finance expenses for the rapidly approaching 2026 FIFA World Cup, the county administrator’s office told commissioners during a meeting last week. Source: Local Kansas City Missouri & Kansas News |

The new slate gray ranch houses stand side by side in Neodesha, windows sparkling, driveways gleaming, lawns still green under an autumn sun. They’re simply waiting for someone to move in. And waiting. And waiting … The unsold houses on North Second Street, along with two more new houses around the corner on McCartney Lane, reflect the challenge southeast Kansas faces even as demand for housing skyrockets in the region – and, indeed, just about everywhere in the Sunflower State. Despite multiple incentives in place to bring down the price of the homes, folks in the area are unable – or [...]

On Monday, July 7, the Cherokee County Board of Commissioners received a presentation on the proposed economic impact of the proposed Rainbow Springs Solar project. Craig Compton, Principal Investigator with the Center for Economic Development and Business Research (CEDBR) at Wichita State University’s Barton School of Business, presented the findings of the Economic Impact Analysis during the commission's regular meeting. He was joined by representatives from Clearway Energy, the company developing the solar project. Source: www.koamnewsnow.com - RSS Results in news/local-news of type article

The City and Fire Dept celebrate the opening of a new fire station. Saturday morning the final siren was sounded at the former station, 121 West 11th St, and the fire trucks and apparatus then paraded to the new fire station at 1709 Military Ave along Route 66. The former station served the city 99 years. Source: www.koamnewsnow.com - RSS Results in news/local-news of type article

The City of Derby voted unanimously to pass an ordinance limiting the sale of fireworks. This comes after the state updated laws earlier this year to allow for year-round sales. City officials argued that year-round sales increase fire risk, threaten the welfare of pets and certain community members, such as veterans, and make enforcement nearly impossible. Source: KSN-TV

Fifteen years ago, the Cottonwood Falls Grade School closed its doors, and its future went up in the air as it went up for auction. However, the 120-year-old building is now open again, with a new look and purpose. After years of flux, the schoolhouse itself now offers affordable housing after a partnership with Frontier Development out of Alva. "They work a lot out of Manhattan," Coster added. "They proved to be the best partners that we could have found. We sold this property to them, and then they went into the work of turning it into apartments." The expanded portion [...]

Garden City officials marked a milestone in public safety with the official ribbon-cutting for Fire Station 3, a project more than two decades in the making. The new station on Garden City's east side is the last project funded by the 2017 sales tax initiative. Officials say it shows the city's growth and its dedication to meeting public safety needs. Source: KSN-TV

Sedgwick County announced on Monday that they received nearly 1,200 fireworks complaints this year. The county broke down the types of calls they received between June 27 and July 6 from 6 p.m. to 3 a.m. each night. The busiest night was July 5, with 352 complaints about fireworks. The busiest day for the non-emergency line was July 4. Sedgwick County took 412 calls that day. This includes complaints about fireworks and other non-emergency concerns. Out of those 412 calls, 183 were fireworks complaints. Source: KSN-TV