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Massive Amazon fulfillment center started local work Sunday in Park City
The brand-new, 1-million-square-foot Amazon fulfillment center in Park City will become operational Sunday. Two hundred employees will begin filling orders for the online retail giant, which says it plans to employ between 700 and 1,000 workers throughout the year, depending…
Downtown loft program open
The Great Bend downtown loft program is now open, said Sara Hayden, president of Great Bend Development Inc., the entity spearheading the project. With applications now being sought, Hayden said she will hold a question-and-answer session at 4 p.m. Thursday,…
New installation added to Garden of Isis in Lucas
Vintage computer motherboards, action figures with weapons, car parts, clock gears, and a visionary worldview – these are Mri-Pilar’s materials. Her installation, The Garden of Isis, fills the main floor of the Florence Deeble House in Lucas, and is an…
Randy Grisell, City Attorney Announces Retirement
After a 41-year career practicing law and 33 years as the City Attorney, Randy Grisell has announced his retirement at the end of 2021. “With respect to the City of Garden City, what stands out the most to me is…
As economic impact of winter storm nears $1B, some large Kansas customers want to investigate
The total cost from a more than week-long cold snap that brought the Midwest power supply to the brink of collapse is nearly $1 billion — and growing. The greatest breakdown during the storm, which forced controlled electrical blackouts in…
Unvaccinated Johnson County employees must get tested weekly
The most populous county in Kansas is requiring its employees to submit to weekly COVID-19 testing if they aren’t vaccinated. Johnson County Manager Penny Postoak Ferguson said that only 46% of county employees had reported being fully vaccinated as of…
The Baxter Springs Fire Department is memorializing the firefighters who were lost on 9/11
For a second straight year, the Baxter Springs Fire Department will memorialize the 343 firefighters lost on 9/11. The department's 343 Memorial Stair Climb will be held on Saturday, September 11th. The event is open to all first responders. Participants…
Amanda Stanley hired as city attorney for the City of Topeka
Amanda Stanley has been hired as the City Attorney for the City of Topeka. Before coming to Topeka she was general counsel for the League of Kansas Municipalities. Stanley will start as the City Attorney on August 23rd. “I am…
How safe is the water in splash parks?
Wichita’s splash pads are inspected routinely by the city’s Environmental Health department and facility operators are expected to adhere to the water quality standards specified in the municipal code. But that level of oversight is uncommon throughout the rest of…
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