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New casino in Park City opens for business next week
The new Crosswinds Casino in Park City will open at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 2, according to a news release from Wyandotte Nation. The casino will be 20,000 square feet and is located at 777 N Jackpot Way. The casino…
Municipal yields rose for the sixth day in a row
Municipal yields rose for the sixth day in a row Tuesday, pushing the 10-year above 1%, a level not seen since May 2020. High-grade deals priced and secondary trading showed bonds exchanging hands at yields higher than triple-A benchmarks in…
Grant Opportunity for Businesses in Historic Downtown Merriam
The City of Merriam is reimbursing up to $5,000 to eligible property owners in the downtown area to make exterior improvements to their businesses. The Historic Downtown Exterior Improvement Grant is for business and property owners to make outdoor enhancements…
Rolling blackouts in Kansas helped regional power grid avoid ‘cascading failures’
Managers of the Southwest Power Pool delivered a series of emergency warnings from their office in Little Rock, commanding utilities across a 14-state region to begin shutting off power for rotating blocks of customers. For Evergy, serving eastern Kansas and…
After vaccine distribution in Kansas favored rural areas, some big counties get boost
After a distribution formula tended to give rural counties in Kansas more COVID-19 vaccines per capita than more heavily-populated areas, a new plan underway this week offered substantially more doses to some larger counties. New data from the Kansas Department…
Wichita considers plan to encourage urban farming and reduce food insecurity
If there are three things Kansans like to do, it’s raise food, eat and make money. And the Wichita City Council was given an outline on Tuesday of a plan to make it easier for residents of the city to…
Gas spikes slam Humboldt
City leaders officially declared an “extraordinary financial emergency” for Humboldt Monday night in response to recent spikes in natural gas prices. Residents and businesses can expect an 80% increase in their per unit usage charges in statements issued later this…
Johnson County Park board rejects plan to mine underneath Big Bull Creek Park
A proposal to mine limestone from beneath Big Bull Creek Park, Johnson County’s biggest public park, has been turned down by the Johnson County Park and Recreation District’s governing board. The eight-member park commission concluded the leasing proposal by Topeka-based Mid-States Materials would…
Michelle Hubbard named next superintendent for the Shawnee Mission School District
Michelle Hubbard will be the next superintendent of the Shawnee Mission School District. The Board of Education unanimously approved the appointment of Hubbard Monday night. Hubbard is currently the district’s Deputy Superintendent and will take over for outgoing Superintendent Mike Fulton,…
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