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Road improvement project to benefit new Amazon facility
Sedgwick County commissioners have approved a funding agreement with Park City and Valley Center to make road and drainage improvements that will benefit a planned new Amazon distribution center. The project will reconstruct 77th Street North from the Big Ditch…
City of Pittsburg and Pittsburg Area Chamber of Commerce to Host Job Fair
The City of Pittsburg and the Pittsburg Area Chamber of Commerce will host a citywide Job Fair on Wednesday, May 12, from 11:00am – 7:00pm at Memorial Auditorium ... Local employers will be available to discuss open positions and interview…
Governor Laura Kelly Announces 247 New Jobs in Dodge City, Kansas
Governor Laura Kelly today applauded the announcement from Hilmar Cheese Company, Inc. of their plan to build a major production facility in Dodge City. The new $460 million investment is slated to create 247 new full-time jobs, with significant plans…
Young men help people with tasks around Wamego community for free
A group of young men is helping people complete tasks around the Wamego community for free. What started as a task for church has now become a part of their daily routine. They said they just want to help people…
Marion to give ballpark to school
City council members unanimously endorsed plans Monday to turn over youth recreation to Marion’s school district. David Mayfield plans to draft a letter of understanding with the district for a plan of cooperation, which would include turning over the city’s…
Caldwell is celebrating its 150 birthday this weekend with two-days of fun filled events
Caldwell is celebrating its 150th Birthday on Friday and Saturday highlighted with a cattle drive up Main Street Caldwell on Saturday at 11 a.m. There will be 150 longhorns driven by a crew of drovers and guest drovers through Caldwell…
Garden City’s Garden Rapids grand opening set for May 29
Three special events are coming to Garden Rapids at the Big Pool before in the month of May. Jennifer Cunningham, Garden City Assistant City Manager, informed the Garden City Commission of the events at their regular meeting Tuesday. The first…
Colleges, K-12 schools could lose aid
Kansas needs to boost funding for public higher education or else risk jeopardizing federal COVID-19 aid to public schools and universities, officials warned in a memo to legislators Monday. The warning from Budget Director Adam Proffitt comes as legislators wade…
Topeka hasn’t spent any money on sidewalk repairs in 2021. A much-debated policy change could change that.
Under the old program, the city would find rundown sidewalks and contact contractors to get it repaired. Now, property owners would contact public works to have an inspector decide whether the repairs qualify for the program. If so, the property…
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