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Drought persists in southwest Kansas as fire season begins
Spring is nearly here and there is drought in Finney County and across southwestern Kansas. Jonathan Finch, Meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Dodge City, said extreme western Finney County is in D3, extreme drought, from Garden City moving…
Peabody residents working to renovate only performing arts theater in town
A group in Peabody is working to renovate a local building into a performing arts theater. Members of the Sunflower Theatre Committee say the arts in their rural community are underserved, so they're working to change that. The Sunflower Theatre…
Evacuations ordered as large Reno County fire moves into Harvey County
Evacuations are underway as strong winds push a large grass fire from Reno County into Harvey County. There’s also a smaller fire burning northeast of Towanda, in Butler County. Just before 3 p.m., Harvey County ordered an evacuation between Woodberry…
Judge overturns Johnson County’s last pit bull ban, allowing Leawood family to reunite with dog
Leawood’s ordinance banning pit bulls, which is believed to be the last in Johnson County, has been ruled unconstitutionally vague by a judge. Johnson County District Judge Thomas Sutherland has decided in favor of Leawood resident Kristi Bond’s appeal to bring…
Study says Manhattan has a workforce housing problem; commissioners to discuss data Tuesday
As home price growth speeds past income growth, housing in Manhattan is getting more expensive. Manhattan city commissioners will take their first look at a housing market analysis beginning at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at 1101 Poyntz Ave. Meeting documents indicate…
Wasinger promoted to Manhattan assistant city manager
City manager Ron Fehr on Friday announced the promotion of Jared Wasinger from assistant to the city manager to assistant city manager. Wasinger will help with the day-to-day management of city operations, including supervising staff and administrative policy, working with…
School leader: ‘What’s going on in our larger community?’ Lawrence’s enrollments decline even as the city’s population grows
Take a drive in the countryside northeast of Lawrence, and be prepared to find something that many Lawrence residents likely would deem odd. There, along Kansas Highway 32 in adjacent Leavenworth County — just a bit past Linwood and that…
Treasury yields remain lower after jobs report, investors flock to safety amid Ukraine crisis
Treasury yields slumped on Friday as investors continued to buy safe-haven assets amid Russia-Ukraine conflict. The decline in yields came even after a strong jobs report. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note dropped 10 basis points to 1.736%.…
Sticker shock time? JoCo mailed more than 200,000 residential appraisal statements
If you own a residence in Johnson County, it’s likely that its appraised value has increased since last year. In fact, 97.5% of residential properties increased in value, Johnson County Appraiser Beau Boisvert told the Johnson County Commission a few…
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