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<div style="color: #333;">New mural plan unveiled in Walton</div>
Images of buildings from Walton’s yesteryear will grace the outdoor mural on the Stone Building in town. The building recently was renovated into a community gathering place and fire department training location. An outdoor pavilion, complete with a stage, was…
<div style="color: #333;">Newton considers changing schools’ mascots</div>
Stingers, Spikes, Steam engines, Twisters, and Gators: all mascots could soon be on the chopping block. The Newton School District will consider transitioning all schools to a single mascot, The Railer. Board Member Melissa Schreiber requested Monday night that the…
<div style="color: #333;">Overland Park to ask voters to weigh in on 1/4-cent parks sales tax in March</div>
Overland Park voters will decide on a new 1/4-cent sales tax in March 2027 to help fund parks and recreation projects. If ultimately passed, that could raise around $176 million over 10 years, which would be used exclusively for parks…
<div style="color: #333;">Overland Park to get a $28M cut in Black & Veatch big incentive deal. Here’s how</div>
Overland Park could pull in millions of dollars for projects around its future city hall under the recently approved Black & Veatch redevelopment incentive deal. The entire package — one of the largest in Overland Park’s history — is tied…
<div style="color: #333;">Leawood Lassie? Barking dog leads police to owner in need of medical attention</div>
Leawood Police are crediting a dog with alerting an officer to help its owner, who was in need of medical attention at a residential home last month. Leawood PD posted edited clips of the officer’s body cam footage to social…
<div style="color: #333;">Marysville’s Black Squirrels on Parade To Grow by 10</div>
Ten new squirrels will be joining Marysville’s Black Squirrels on Parade this October 24 at 3:00 p.m. in the 700/800 blocks of Broadway. Wayne Kruse, OneMarysville Executive Director, said adding new squirrels isn’t an extremely common occurrence. Read more: KCLY…
<div style="color: #333;">Are self-driving cars legal in Kansas?</div>
Yes. Kansas legalized self-driving vehicles for commercial and personal use in 2022. Autonomous vehicles are permitted if they comply with state and federal regulations and traffic laws and can reach a minimal safety condition, such as stopping on a road…
<div style="color: #333;">Sales tax on the ballot in Caldwell would pay for street, public safety upgrades</div>
Voting for the general election begins in one week, and for voters in Caldwell, that means deciding on a proposed 1% sales tax. The city administrator said that if the sales tax is approved, it will raise about $150,000 every…
<div style="color: #333;">Emporia prepares for next phase in replacing century-old storm sewer</div>
The City of Emporia is preparing for the next phase of construction to replace an over century-old storm sewer that partially collapsed earlier this year. In late March, a police car was partially swallowed by a sinkhole that opened up…
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