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UG charter ordinance subcommittee review underway
The Unified Government’s Charter Ordinance Subcommittee on Tuesday went over the ordinance line by line to determine what areas committee members wanted to work on. Topics that came up during the review included who had the actual authority over employees…
Advisory board will be created for Sedgwick County Fire District 1
Sedgwick County Commissioners have voted to create a nine-member Steering Council for Fire District 1. The Council will function as an advisory board and it will have five members appointed by the district’s largest cities: Bel Aire, Goddard, Maize, Haysville…
Dad sues Shawnee Mission district over ‘troubling pattern’ of closed-door meetings
A father is suing the Shawnee Mission school district, alleging that it violated Kansas open meetings law by excluding the public from work group sessions studying boundary changes for his child’s school. On Monday, the school board unanimously approved new…
Kansas cities dealing with higher water and sewer plant costs
The price you pay for water and sewer could be going up as many cities across Kansas say it is getting more expensive for them to operate the plants. "If you'd asked me just about any city, I would tell…
Results flip in Louisburg council race following canvass
When Tiffany Ellison walked into the Miami County Clerk’s Office on the morning of Thursday, Nov. 17, for the canvass of votes to certify the results of the Nov. 8 election, she was still trailing challenger Kevin Roche by two…
Labette County views study to expand internet
A 256-page study could serve as a roadmap for internet service providers to expand broadband coverage in Labette County. Labette County commissioners, who paid Finley Engineering of Lamar, Missouri, $69,350 to complete the study, accepted the work on Monday and…
Court rules against officers in Kansas wrongful conviction
A federal appeals court has rejected an appeal by several Kansas law enforcement officers who were seeking qualified immunity for their roles in the arrest and prosecution of a man who was wrongfully convicted of killing a young girl. Floyd…
USDA Rural Development Invests $108 Million to Improve Health Care in Colby Kansas
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Kansas State Director Christy Davis today announced that USDA is lending $108,249,000 to help Citizens Medical Center in Colby expand critical healthcare services. “There is no better way to celebrate National Rural Health…
Salina bike sharing program revamps user experience
KANcycle, a bike sharing program through OCCK Transportation, has updated its system to be more userfriendly via a mobile app. The new offering enables riders to plan a multimodal trip and unlock a bike in just a few steps in…
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