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Oswego BOE selects new superintendent
The USD 504 Oswego Board of Education announced this week the selection of Mitchell Shaw as the new superintendent. Shaw will begin as superintendent July 1 after the retirement of current Superintendent Douglas Beisel. Beisel’s retirement is effective June 30.…
Spring Hill mayor appoints new council member ending political stalemate
Spring Hill Kansas now has both a mayor and enough council members to have a meeting. The small Johnson County city south of Olathe has been struggling for a couple months now to figure out whose in charge and how…
How will Kansas build and repair its roads without a gas tax as more electric vehicles emerge?
Getting charged up about buying a new electric vehicle? More and more Kansans are — and it presents a conundrum for the state. Officials are expecting to see more EVs on the road in the years to come, as well…
Survey: 52% of State, Local Public Workers Considering Leaving Jobs
Over half of state and local government employees are thinking about leaving their jobs, according to research released on Thursday. The statistic presents a red flag for public sector managers already dealing high rates of turnover and struggling to hire. The survey…
Input for American Rescue Plan Sought
The Strengthening People and Revitalizing Kansas (SPARK) Executive Committee is inviting Kansans to share their investment ideas for the allocation of federal coronavirus relief funds allocated to Kansas through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of March 2021. “This money…
Work to convert electric system begins in Marion
Groups of bucket trucks are making their way around eastern Marion as work to complete a long-planned upgrade of the city’s electrical system has begun. Workers for Integrated Electrical Services Commercial and Industrial in Holdrege, Nebraska, are replacing poles and…
Rural counties struggling with lack of resources to treat COVID-19 patients
COVID-19 has brought record setting hospitalizations in Sedgwick County, but some rural counties in Kansas have it much worse. In Wilson County, the health department reports nearly 24% of its entire pandemic cases have occurred since Jan. 3. Dr. Jennifer…
McPherson officer dances with local high school
A McPherson officer joined in on a dance performance with the McPherson High School dance team, The Steppers. McPherson Police Department School Resource Officer Brady Winkler joined The Steppers to dance at the high school boy's basketball home game against…
Kansas senate approves billion-dollar, mega-project plan
An economic development bill that could bring a $4 billion business and over 4,000 jobs to Kansas was approved by the Senate on Thursday. SB 347 would enact the attracting powerful economic expansion, or APEX, act which could add a…
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