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Elsmore wants county’s help with ditch work
Don’t forget about Elsmore. That was Brenda Boyle’s request to county commissioners, as she asked for help with stormwater projects. Elsmore received $10,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, and decided to use the money to replace, repair and…
City Council Approves Strategic Plan for the City of Andover
At the December 14th, 2021, Council meeting, the City Council officially accepted the Strategic Plan that they worked with Wichita State University's Public Policy & Management Center to develop for the City of Andover. The Strategic Plan includes a Mission…
Wichita to take ‘tremendous step forward’ with first major developments near ballpark
Wichita is about to take “a tremendous step forward” with two substantial new developments adjacent to Riverfront Stadium at Maple and McLean, said Assistant City Manager Scot Rigby. The $65 million project includes an eight-story hotel, a six-story office building…
KDOT says thousands of road signs were damaged as a result of Wednesday’s storms. Crews are repairing and replacing as soon as possible
What is KDOT seeing in terms of widespread damage – Sign damage along many highways in central and western Kansas due to the high winds. Is there a timetable for repairs? – Started working on the emergency repair effort Wednesday.…
An eastern Kansas resident is the state’s first confirmed case of the omicron COVID-19 variant
Kansas health officials have confirmed the first case of the COVID-19 omicron variant in the state. Janet Stanek, acting secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, said laboratory tests confirmed that an adult in Franklin County in northeastern…
Kansas schools see damage from wind storm
Several Kansas school districts are dealing with damage from Wednesday's wind event. Great Bend High School suffered roof damage due to the wind and classes were canceled Thursday. Gas service and heat were also disconnected. Further north in Russell, classes…
Overland Park’s credit rating downgraded amid pandemic slump in convention business
The bond rating agency Moody’s has downgraded Overland Park’s credit rating, due to pandemic stresses on the hospitality industry and the city’s convention center hotel. The city’s general obligation unlimited tax rating dropped from Aaa to Aa1 on Dec. 6.…
Pandemic Sweetens Lure of Smaller Cities’ Relocation Incentives
Moving from New York City to Tulsa, Oklahoma, might seem an unlikely choice for a young African American scientist like Christopher Bland. His new home is known as an old oil boomtown—and as the site of a massacre of Black…
USDA Invests $43.4 Million to Build and Improve Critical Rural Infrastructure in 13 Kansas Communities
Funding Will Expand Access to Clean Water and Dependable Electric Power in Homes and Businesses in Rural Areas TOPEKA, Dec. 16, 2021 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Acting State Director for Kansas Dan Fischer today announced that…
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