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Wichita approves outdoor dining, sidewalk sales on public property another 5 years
Pandemic restrictions are gone, but businesses will still be allowed to use city property rent-free for outdoor dining and sidewalk sales for another five years. The Wichita City Council on Tuesday unanimously granted the extension for the plan known as…
Kansas’ new prize raffle to incentivize COVID-19 tests and vaccines
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced Tuesday that Kansans could get prizes for getting their COVID-19 vaccines. The incentive called "Race to End COVID-19" offers a raffle drawing for prizes and a two-lap trip around the Kansas Speedway track. Anyone interested…
Douglas County Sheriff’s office provides details on drone program; drone has been deployed 46 times so far
Sheriff Jay Armbrister says he realizes the idea of a law enforcement agency operating a drone over the skies of Douglas County could make people uncomfortable, and he says that’s why the sheriff’s office is trying to be upfront about…
Lawrence City Commission to discuss making outdoor dining setup a permanent option downtown
City leaders will soon discuss whether to eventually end a program created at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic that has allowed restaurants to expand their outdoor dining into parking stalls or to consider making the program permanent. In June…
Larned opens refurbished swimming pool
On Friday evening, May 28, as one of the kick-off events to Santa Fe Trail Days, the public and Larned City officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony and dedication celebration at Schnack Park for the newly refurbished Larned Municipal Swimming Pool.…
Your Local Kansas Swimming Pool Could Cut Its Hours Because Kids Aren’t Taking Lifeguard Jobs
During a normal year, Brian Hill doesn’t have much trouble hiring enough lifeguards to staff Wichita’s six public swimming pools. Not in this pandemic year. “Usually I’m about 80% staffed by February,” said Hill, Wichita’s aquatics director. “This year, I…
As Kansas, Missouri keep building wind, some communities look to regulate
Austin Cline is the third generation to farm his family’s land in Marshall County. His home, added onto many times over, sits at the edge of 1,000 acres where he raises cattle and bales hay. From his driveway, he has…
Community steps in to help following fire at Altoona-Midway Elementary School
Following a fire at Altoona-Midway Elementary on Saturday that damaged the building, many from across the community came out to begin boarding up and securing the school. “In a small rural community like this, a school is kind of a…
Neighbors excited for renovated Wichita pools to open on Monday
For the first time in two years, city pools will open on Monday. People who live close to the Minisa and McAfee pools say they are thrilled to have a place to hang out this summer but are happier that neighborhood kids…
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