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Riley County commissioners approve vaccination incentives for county employees
Riley County employees will be offered incentives to get fully vaccinated against COVID-19. On Thursday, county commissioners voted 2-1 in favor of an incentive program to get more county employees inoculated. The incentives include a $100 payment for all county…
Governor orders flags lowered for Kansas firefighter electrocuted while searching for crash victims
Governor Laura Kelly has ordered flags be flown at half-staff in honor of the firefighter who was electrocuted while searching for crash victims earlier this week. On Sunday, Aug. 15, Morton County deputies and emergency crews responded to a rollover…
Fatal crashes on rural roads lead push for new safety efforts
Safety efforts are underway to address deadly crashes on rural roads in Kansas. People may hear a lot about crashes in urban areas, usually when people try to cross the street, but hundreds of thousands of crashes take place on…
Ark City hires firm to design wastewater upgrades
Arkansas City commissioners moved one step closer Tuesday toward making millions of dollars in repairs and upgrades to the city’s wastewater treatment plant. The commission unanimously approved a resolution authorizing the city to enter into a contract agreement with Burns…
SEK gets $1M grant to fight opioids
To fight the ongoing opioid crisis — the addiction to high-powered prescription painkillers — a Southeast Kansas coalition will work to remove the barriers that keep someone from treatment. In large part, that translates to transportation, helping someone get to…
Sign up for the free Water Rate Checkup Tool Workshop (Ottawa) on August 24
The Rate Checkup program is a free on-line tool that was developed to assist small Kansas public water supply systems with the process of reviewing water rates. This tool was made available and developed through funding from KDHE and additional…
Kansas lawmakers try to tackle water issues amid drought conditions
A draft copy of the state's water plan, released once every five years, lays bare the problem in stark terms. "It is not an overstatement to say that the future of habitability in much of western Kansas is at stake,"…
‘More than bricks and glass,’ Volland Store brings art, stories to Wabaunsee County
Patty Reece was new in Wabaunsee County when she and her husband first spotted the structural remains of the abandoned Volland Store, a large brick building in sad disrepair. “We have always loved old buildings and have felt sadness when…
Shawnee Mission School District still trying to settle $675K gas bill created by February winter storm
The Shawnee Mission School District says it is still trying to negotiate with a Texas-based natural gas company over the final price of an unusually high energy bill created by February’s record cold snap. District officials say SMSD currently owes…
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