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JOCO Commission, De Soto discuss Sunflower Ammunition Plant
Johnson County Board of Commissioners approved the City of DeSoto’s request for creating a TIF District on the former Sunflower Ammunition Plant property. The vote passed 5 to 2 with commissioners Michael Ashcraft and Charlotte O’Hara dissenting. Ashcraft said he…
USD 231 names interim superintendent
James A. Sutton was approved as the new interim superintendent for Gardner-Edgerton School District USD 231 at the February 7 school board meeting. Sutton will serve as the interim superintendent effective immediately until June 30, 2022. The unanimous decision by…
Sales tax collection continues to climb in Hillsboro
The Hillsboro City Council heard in their meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 1 that sales tax is continuing the strong upward trend from 2021. “Sales tax collection in 2022 has started off 25% higher than January 2021. In total we received…
Dept. of Southeast Kansas is granting millions of dollars to improve the communities
Across Kansas, rural communities will soon be receiving some help with their infrastructure, and for some this couldn't have come at a better time. "It's something we've been looking at for a while. We've been working on it for some…
What Wichita City Council members, mayor are looking for in next police chief
Here are the qualities, background and priorities the Wichita City Council members who answered a five-question survey from The Wichita Eagle say the city’s new police chief should have. The city has already solicited proposals from consulting firm, paving the…
County approves broadband study
Labette County commissioners agreed to move forward with a broadband study that will map out current broadband coverage in the county. Commissioners, after some discussion, agreed to hire Finley Engineering and CCG Consulting of Lamar, Missouri, at a cost of…
City OKs updated vicious dog rules
Parsons city commissioners Monday approved a new vicious dog ordinance that will repeal the one approved last month by the commission. The reason for the new ordinance was because the original one did not have all the details the commissioners…
Working for Lenexa: A desire to help others and an eagerness to learn are a great fit for facility maintenance
Repairing water fountains. Fixing garage doors. Cleaning air conditioner units. The four full-time facility maintenance technicians working for the City of Lenexa’s Municipal Services Department do it all. For Bobby Lyon, though, it’s more than keeping things in working order.…
Prairie Village residents can now have old mattresses picked up curbside — Here’s how it works
Johnson County’s landfill, located in Shawnee, is on track to close — due to capacity limitations — in 2043. Ward 4 Councilmember and environmental committee liaison Piper Reimer said the committee was reminded about the need to divert waste from…
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