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911 dispatchers: Always on call, handling chaos in crashes
The dispatchers who take 911 calls about crashes on Kansas roadways are the crucial links in emergency responses. Without them, help wouldn’t arrive in time. How do they do it? Three dispatchers with Hutchinson-Reno County Emergency Communications are sharing their…
New incentive criteria opens up housing development options in Derby
Part of the push behind Derby’s recent housing study and its adoption was to make additional incentives available to the city – incentives that are seen as a means to further housing development. In particular, the Kansas Legislature made the…
Merriam leaders consider hotel grant to bolster tax revenue
City leaders in Merriam will soon consider a new plan to reinvest in the city’s aging hotel stock. On Monday, the Merriam City Council reviewed a proposed grant that could help revamp local hotels to bring in more tax revenue…
FOLRZ’s ‘A Wild Affair’ fundraiser returns to Garden City zoo
Saturday was a wild time at the Lee Richardson Zoo. The 2022 “A Wild Affair” fundraiser held by the Friends of Lee Richardson Zoo was held for the first time in two years, since the 2019 event, on Saturday. This…
HFED announcing new grant opportunities for downtown Hiawatha
The Hiawatha Foundation for Economic Development has announced new grant opportunities for downtown. HFED Director Mikaela Moore said the organization is facilitating the second round of Historic Economic Asset Lifeline (HEAL) grants, intended for revitalizing downtown buildings in small communities…
McPherson County Sheriff’s Office selling breast cancer awareness patches to help local nonprofit
"All the money that... they receive stays to help benefit McPherson county residents, so every dollar that we donate to them stays in McPherson County and I couldn't think of any better way to help support your local community than…
‘I don’t think we understood the magnitude of it’: City of Wichita addresses evidence problems
On Monday, City Manager Robert Layton announced major problems found at the Wichita Police Department’s evidence building. “My office learned about potential problems with the police department's property and evidence operation," Layton said. He also talked about five phase plans…
Google Fiber’s impact on Kansas City 10 years later
KC Digital Drive was founded in 2012 by the City of Kansas City, Missouri, and the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, to address the digital equity issues revealed when Google Fiber launched in Kansas City and…
Drought leads to fish salvage in Ellis, other towns
The drought that has been affecting communities across Kansas is causing problems for the fish at several Kansas lakes. As the water recedes, fish could die. The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism has issued public fish salvage orders…
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