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Without enough drivers, Olathe schools to cancel certain bus routes on ‘blackout’ days
Without enough bus drivers, the Olathe school district next month will begin eliminating routes on “blackout days,” requiring families to find alternative transportation on those days. The district has previously warned families that its bus driver shortage has reached an…
Argabright announces retirement from USD 252
Southern Lyon County USD 252 Superintendent Michael Argabright submitted his retirement Wednesday evening during a meeting with the USD 252 Board of Education. Argabright, who has put in more than three decades in education, has led the USD 252 Southern…
Lawrence to consider suspending enforcement of rules on downtown liquor sales
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday will vote on a resolution that would allow some small downtown establishments to derive up to 90% of their sales from liquor for the next few years. It stems from a request from John Brown’s…
‘It’s time to deal with this’: Kansas Water Authority wants to save Ogallala Aquifer
Kansas should scrap its de facto policy of draining the Ogallala Aquifer, a state board decided Wednesday. Instead, the board said, the Kansas government should take steps to stop the decline of the aquifer, which supplies water to one-sixth of…
Governor Kelly Announces Over $23M to Expand Broadband in Rural Kansas
Governor Laura Kelly today announced that $23.1 million will be awarded to six service providers that will bring high-speed broadband service to nearly 4,200 homes, businesses, schools, health care facilities, and other institutions in unserved and rural areas of the…
Manhattan, KS Is One of America’s Fastest Growing Big Cities
The U.S. population grew by 2.7% over the past five years, from about 327 million in 2016 to almost 332 million people in 2021. But in recent years, urban populations in much of the country have swelled even more rapidly.…
North Newton City Council moving forward with recycling
The North Newton City Council wants to focus on providing the best recycling service for residents they can while at the same time letting the current recycler work efficiently. That’s partly how Councilman Kurt Friesen summed up the council’s recycling…
Federal lawsuit says Dodge City’s election system keeps Latino candidates out of office
A coalition of voting rights groups says Dodge City’s election system is designed to prevent the community’s Latino population from holding office on the city commission. In a complaint filed late Thursday in federal court, the coalition argues the “at-large”…
Johnson County allocates additional $450K for community greenspace
Johnson County will now pay more to renovate greenspace outside the county courthouse. Thursday the Johnson County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) voted 4-3 to allocate an additional $450,000 to support the second phase of the Johnson County Square project. In…
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