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Dandelions remain 100 years after Halstead’s war
This week, a century ago, The Halstead Independent published a piece about the city’s war against “the yellow peril.” Halstead’s Committee of Child Welfare placed a bounty on this peril and organized a citywide effort to eradicate the dent-de-Lion, the…
So loves Sedgwick so far
Brandon So isn’t a stranger to Sedgwick, having served as a part-time police officer since the beginning of 2025, but there’s a good reason why residents are seeing a lot more of him lately. So joined the Sedgwick Police Department…
“Economic Uncertainties” necessitate mindful approach to 2027 City Budget
Hays Deputy City Manager Collin Bielser told City Commissioners last week that he has already directed staff to take a more approach to budgeting for next year in light of current economic uncertainties. “I think Department Heads and employees already…
Overland Park loosens zoning codes to build more small-scale housing
Overland Park hopes a short-term revision to its development codes will jumpstart its small-scale housing pilot program. The temporary amendment will allow up to 12 projects to move forward using home designs in the city’s new Portfolio Homes program. The…
Federal appeals court upholds Shawnee’s controversial co-living ban — ‘Deeply disappointing’
A federal appeals court has upheld a previous federal ruling dismissing a lawsuit challenging Shawnee’s controversial “co-living ban.” On Monday, the Tenth District of the U.S. Court of Appeals upheld the September 2023 dismissal by the federal district court in…
Johnson County Treasurer Tom Franzen retires, concluding 27-year career
Tom Franzen, a veteran county finance, treasury and motor vehicle director and one of the county’s longest serving department heads, retired March 27 after 27 years of service. Franzen held several titles in county leadership since 1999, when he left…
Johnson County’s Negro Creek gets new markers explaining how it got named
New signage is bringing long-forgotten history to light at a Johnson County creek, and reframes a name that residents have debated for years. Instead of changing name of Negro Creek, local leaders chose to tell its story publicly. Read more:…
New faces in Kansas policing shaking up the status quo
One is a combat veteran and former military criminal investigator. Another is a seasoned commander who moved to Kansas from the Austin, Texas, police department. A third oversaw law enforcement at the University of Colorado Boulder. But with only one…
New Garden City ground beef plant opens, bringing region 250 jobs
It has been years in the making, but on Wednesday, Empirical Foods is opening is its new beef production facility in Garden City. The new plant is 280,000 square feet and is located at Jennie Barker Road and U.S. Highway…
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