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Derby enters new franchise agreement with AT&T – switching from “per line” to “gross receipts”
Franchise fees are typically charged to companies to compensate cities for the use, regulation and maintenance of right-of-way. They can be charged based on number of access lines or gross receipts. Given the decreasing number of landlines, the city switched…
Lenexa council supports Retreat on the Prairie project off K-10 as a ‘housing for all’ solution
The Retreat on the Prairie, a mixed-use residential and commercial development proposed near K-10 and Ridgeview, got the go-ahead from Lenexa city leaders this week... Some councilmembers also said the project would help the city provide a diverse housing stock.…
New Wichita website intends to clear way for small businesses to bid on government contracts
A new website from the city of Wichita aims to be a one-stop shop for doing business in and with the city. The website, workwith.wichita.gov, is a platform from software startup Qwally, which works with local governments to build a…
‘Painful history’: Overland Park could terminate tax incentives for apartment complex
The city of Overland Park could terminate its tax incentive agreement with the developers of the long-troubled Market Lofts project downtown. The city’s Finance, Administration and Economic Development Committee on Wednesday unanimously agreed to end the tax increment financing deal…
Man pleads guilty to shutting down rural Kansas water system
A man has admitted that he shut down a rural central Kansas water system but said he was too intoxicated to remember what happened, prosecutors said. Wyatt Travnichek, 22, of Ellsworth County, pleaded guilty Wednesday to tampering with a public…
Grant awarded to Finney County Historical Society
The Finney County Historical Society has received a SHARP Recovery Grant of $10,408 from Humanities Kansas. SHARP Recovery grants are designed to support Kansas Cultural organizations that provide humanities programming and have encountered challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The…
Trey Cocking to become next Emporia city manager
The city of Emporia has found its next city manager. The city commission approved an employment agreement with Trey Cocking to replace outgoing city manager Mark McAnarney Wednesday evening, with Cocking to officially take over the role Dec. 7. ...…
Mandatory ten-digit dialing begins Sunday in area codes 785 and 620
Kansans that live in area codes 785 or 620 will be required to use 10-digit dialing when making local calls beginning Sunday. Local calls dialed with only seven digits will not go through, and a recording will inform you that…
Hutchinson Siemens plant implementing rolling furloughs
Welch also said that with the additional deterioration in the global supply chain, especially the unprecedented congestion at the West Coast ports, the company has been forced to cut some full weeks of production this month. Welch also said that…
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