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Prairie Village unveils interpretive panel at Porter Park that tells ‘full history’ of city’s racist past
In February 1950, the owner of the land that is now Porter Park in Prairie Village created a single rule for that land: No Black people were allowed to use, own or occupy it. Now, 75 years later, Porter Park…
This Johnson County high school’s solar array is reducing its carbon footprint — and saving money
For more than three years, solar panels have provided Spring Hill High School with energy — producing enough energy each month to power 95 homes, wash 13,500 loads of laundry or charge 15 million smartphones. The solar array, which sits…
Coldwater mayor: Honest mistakes led to voter fraud charges
When a clerk in Comanche County asked a group of students on a field trip whether they wanted to register to vote, Joe Ceballos raised his hand. It was an act that would set him on a path to being…
‘Wicked: For Good’ pushes new visitors to Wamego Oz Museum
One of 2025’s biggest movies is sending people flocking to Wamego to check out a unique Oz-themed museum. Wamego’s Oz Museum is marking an increase in visitors this fall following the recent release of the new movie “Wicked: For Good”…
Public communications manager Woodyard loves her job
No two days are ever quite the same for Jessica Woodyard, public communications manager at the City of Hutchinson, and she wouldn’t have it any other way. "I absolutely love my job, and I’m passionate about what I do,” Woodyard…
Effort brings focus to rural innovation
Allen County is one of six counties across Kansas and Missouri that will participate in a Heartland Rural Innovators Initiative over the next 18 months in an effort to draw tech and innovation employers to the region. One of her…
A penny ‘earned’ in Pott County
Pennies — or rather the lack of them — were a topic of discussion at Monday’s Pottawatomie County Commission meeting. Country Treasurer Lisa Wright was before the commission to update them on her department. One topic she brought forward was…
Efforts to get Northwest Expressway through west Wichita are renewed
KDOT has agreed to undertake an updated feasibility study for the project which towns like Goddard and Maize said would be a game changer for them. The project has been discussed off and on since the early 2000s, and nearly…
Salina voters to decide pit bull ban’s future with election by mail
The city commission decided to have the vote in a special election on Feb. 24, 2026. This comes after a petition ordinance was certified to repeal the current ban, which is often referred to as BSL, or breed specific legislation,…
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