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Girard fire department provides free smoke detectors
First responders in Kansas are doing their part to keep the community safe. The Girard Fire Department is offering free smoke detectors for city residents. This was made possible through the Future Fund Giving Circle grant from the Community Foundation…
Lawrence community replicates students’ steps through school closure, boundary revision scenarios
A group set out Monday afternoon with a goal of showing what it’s like to walk a mile or two in a student’s shoes. Walkers began the 1.8-mile journey at Schwegler Elementary under a sunny sky en route to Broken…
Legislature Looks At Adding Regulations On Green Energy
Green energy companies and environmentalists are fighting a revived push in the Kansas Legislature for stricter limits on wind turbines and solar farms in a state where renewable resources account for nearly half the capacity for generating electricity. Two Senate…
Sedgwick County Sued For Racial Discrimination
A former Sedgwick County employee alleges in a lawsuit that his coworkers called him the “colored guy” and sang spirituals from the slavery era while he worked as a bridge crewman. David Partridge filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against the…
Governor Laura Kelly announces Building a Stronger Economy (BASE) Grant Application
Governor Laura Kelly, today, announced the launch of the Building a Stronger Economy (BASE) program. BASE is a new grant opportunity to help support infrastructure development and advance economic development opportunities across Kansas. “Programs like this provide vital funding to…
INTRUST Bank gifts $150,000 to Newton Public Library
INTRUST Bank has gifted the Newton Public Library $150,000 as part of the Where Community Connects Campaign. "Libraries are a signature community asset, benefiting everyone in a community," Newton INTRUST Bank President Kimberly Richtig said. "INTRUST Bank is part of…
Should the next city manager come from Topeka? Efforts made to ensure Topekans have fair shot at job
Topeka's last two permanent city managers, Brent Trout and Jim Colson, both left because there was someplace else they'd rather be. As Topeka elected officials recently laid the foundation for choosing a new city manager, they consequently left the door…
Ark City seeks ideas
Arkansas City officials, hoping to bring new life to the downtown area, will ask local citizens for their ideas during a special public forum next week. The city, along with the Arkansas City Area Chamber of Commerce and Cowley First,…
Fed could hike at every meeting this year, BofA says
The two biggest U.S. banks raised their forecasts of how quickly the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates this year, with Bank of America Corp. predicting a move at every meeting to tackle the highest inflation in four decades. “We…
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