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Winter roads ‘snow’ problem for Hutch Public Works Department
As the first snowflakes of the winter dusted Hutchinson on Monday morning, City of Hutchinson Public Works Director Cecil Weible and his crew stood prepared to keep the city’s roads clear and ice-free. “We had all of our equipment ready…
City of Lawrence is poised for major growth, new mayor says
Mayor Brad Finkeldei said he believes downtown Lawrence will be transformed, the city will expand west of Kansas Highway 10 and more development is coming in the next year or two. Finkeldei, first elected to a four-year term in 2019…
Another delay for Wichita water treatment plant; city ‘extremely disappointed’
The commissioning of Wichita’s new water treatment plant has been delayed again. The City of Wichita said in a news release Wednesday that the delay is due to ongoing problems with the clarifiers. Clarifiers allow solids to settle at the…
Sedgwick County Deputy and two others injured in a group dog attack
A Sedgwick County Sheriff’s deputy was attacked by a group of dogs while responding to a call in south Wichita Saturday morning. Deputies were dispatched to the 4600 block of S. Hemlock Ave. in Oaklawn after reports of a man…
Rural communities addressing housing shortage through cooperation
The problem sounds easy: Kansas has too few houses for sale, especially in small, rural communities struggling to attract young people and new businesses. The simple answer is to build more houses. But those in real estate say this shortage…
The Refinery is now open in Garden City
The Refinery is now open. The grand opening of The Refinery, a state-of-the-art sports facility, was held on Nov. 21. The Refinery is a 200,000-square-foot facility that features six full basketball courts, an indoor turf arena, team suites, pickleball courts,…
Harvey County shares radios with first responders
Harvey County will provide 51 of its used 800 MHz radios to Walton Fire, Burrton EMS, Sedgwick EMS, Hesston Fire & EMS, and Newton Public Works, a result of its purchase of 100 new radios earlier this year. Don Gruver,…
Holiday Helpers assisting county residents
It’s a mix of Dillons employees and Harvey and Sedgwick first responders packing food to feed hundreds of area families. That will happen because of donations from Harvey and Sedgwick County people. “People of Harvey County are really giving people,”…
Overland Park rolls out new online snow plow map that officials say will be more ‘accurate and timely’
After dealing with issues with its old snow map last winter, Overland Park has rolled out a new interactive map online to help residents better track the status of city streets and whether they’ve been plowed. Called the Snow Operations…
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