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How a meatpacking plant changed one Kansas town 40 years ago and left a Colorado community behind
Garden City and Lamar share the same river, the same highway, the same railroad line and the same Dust Bowl past. And through the 1960s, they were roughly the same size. But the population of Finney County — home to…
Andover voters to decide on proposed sales tax
A question for a one cent sales tax will be on the Nov. 2 ballot for Andover voters. The sales tax will sunset in no later than eight years. The proceeds of the sales tax will pay for the purchase…
Ordinance approved to address homeless living downtown
City commissioners on Oct. 19 approved a nuisance ordinance, which, according to the mayor, gives the city authority to take action against homeless people camping and blocking downtown businesses. Source: Fort Scott Tribune
Barton County Commission wants to get tough with state
In recapping last week’s Kansas Association Of Counties annual meeting, Barton County officials who attended returned with a handful of key takeaways, and the review of these led to passionate discussion amongst county commissioners when they met Tuesday morning at…
Parents took a fight against masks in schools to the Kansas Supreme Court, and an entire law is at stake
Parents took a fight over school masks in the Shawnee Mission School District to the Kansas Supreme Court Tuesday, and a controversial law limiting state and local pandemic responses is hanging in the balance. Oral arguments over the constitutionality of…
‘Reframing Topeka’ meetings discuss ways to improve the city
A project called "Reframing Topeka" is looking to make the city a better place. It's a series of open conversations and anyone is welcome to attend. Leaders from the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library guide the discussions. Their goal…
Pops of color on the street helping your drinking water
The Topeka Zoo and the city have teamed up to create the "Waterways Protection Project." This new project is centered around the creation of colorful, painted storm drains that will help raise awareness of the pollution going down them. Storm…
Shawnee considers giving property tax relief to low-income residents — here’s how it would work
Shawnee is planning to create a new property tax rebate program for low-income residents. Funding for the pilot program would come from roughly $98,000 that comprises the remaining balance in the 10 Quivira Community Improvement District Fund. The Shawnee City…
Supreme Court digs into emergency management law
Who went too far? A Johnson County district judge who found the state’s new emergency management law unconstitutional. Or the Legislature that authored the law? The Kansas Supreme Court on Tuesday grappled with those issues as it tried to decide…
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