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Cowley County smaller but more diverse
Numbers from the 2020 Census released recently show the population of Cowley County and its two main cities is falling, while the share of residents identifying as a racial minority has gone up. Cowley County’s population is 34,549 according to …
More federal relief aide flows into Cowley County
Cowley County has received the first part its of American Rescue Plan funding, county administrator Lucas Goff said Monday afternoon. Goff said $3,390,235 was deposited in a county account on Aug. 9. The county is scheduled to receive a total…
Ark City animal control job finally filled
The City of Arkansas City had been without an animal control officer since October of 2019 until Katie Suttles recently stepped into the job. And the position, which is part time, has been moved from within the police department to…
Regional law enforcement training center coming to Parsons
Parsons is picked to be the home of a new regional law enforcement training center. It will be run by the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC), and serve agencies in 16 counties. Parsons Police Chief Robert Spinks says having…
Hillsboro Fire Chief celebrates 20 years
While Ben Steketee just celebrated 20 years as Hillsboro Fire Chief on Sunday, he didn’t ever think he would get to fight fires, let alone be chief. “I grew up in California where only the most fit and the best…
Education gets a reboot
A company can’t wait 100 years to upgrade its business model. Education should be no different. “But we have only two models. One-room schoolrooms of 100 years ago, and today’s outdated model,” which is in the process of being revamped,…
Pregont named Interim City Manager of Atchison
City Commissioners unanimously approved a contract with Assistant City Manager Justin Pregont to serve as City Manager on an interim basis effective immediately. The contract was approved following a 15-minute executive session during Monday’s regular commission meeting and comes on…
Carbondale plans grand opening ceremony for new library
The Carbondale City Library will hold a grand opening ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the completion of the new building’s construction. The ceremony will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, at 302 Main St., Carbondale. The new 6,000-square-feet building…
Local elections in Kansas were moved from the spring to the fall with the promise of increasing voter turnout, but did it work?
Only 9.7% of eligible voters cast a ballot in Topeka's 2021 primary election. However, the disappointing turnout isn't a sign that changes to spur higher turnout have failed, at least not yet. Election Day changed in 2017, but voter turnout…
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