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Murals coming to downtown Pittsburg in 2021
Downtown Pittsburg is getting four new murals this year with the help of local artist Jenna Spencer and the Pittsburg Downtown Advisory Board (DAB). The first mural design will begin in March as weather allows. Spencer is the artist responsible…
‘I just love my Chiefs’: Kansas man turns front yard into mini Arrowhead Stadium
More than 100 miles away from Kansas City, a Kansas man says he's bringing Arrowhead to the small town of Sedgwick. “They know that I’m a diehard fan, and I have always have been. Even year-round, I’m wearing Chiefs gear,”…
Great Bend already reaping benefits from eco devo studies
Economic development studies initiated last fall are starting to bear fruit, Great Bend Economic Development Inc. President Sara Hayden told the City Council Monday night. Their purpose was to arm local officials with up-to-date information in the competitive world of…
Marshall announces over $1.6 Million in FEMA aid to Kansas
Wednesday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. announced Kansas will receive more than $1.6 million in federal cost sharing to support immediate staffing and supplies for the Kansas Division of Emergency Management (KDEM) to help with costs related to the COVID-19…
UK Variant identified in Ellis County
A CDC Emerging Variant, which has been found in 33 U.S. states, was identified in Kansas this afternoon. A Kansas resident in Ellis County was found to have the United Kingdom, or UK, variant known as B.1.1.7. A case investigation…
Governor Laura Kelly Announces Kansas Find My Vaccine Tool
Governor Laura Kelly announced the launch of the “Find My Vaccine” mapping tool, designed to help Kansans locate sites that are administering vaccines in their communities. The tool is available now on https://kansasvaccine.gov, Kansas’s COVID-19 vaccine website. Kansans in vaccine…
Millions in transportation dollars from COVID-19 bill will go to Wichita and KC areas
More than $9.1 million of the roughly $93.6 million Kansas received in federal highway and transportation funds through a COVID-19 relief bill will go to the Wichita and Kansas City areas, officials said Thursday. Gov. Laura Kelly and Kansas Department…
Southwest Kansas medical workers create COVID vaccine videos in nearly a dozen languages
What happens when language differences get in the way of understanding the facts pertaining to the COVID-19 vaccine? That’s the challenging reality many in southwest Kansas were facing until two medical professionals came together to start breaking down the barrier.…
Scott City to reset ‘vision’ on Thursday
Where does Scott City hope to see itself in the next five years, the next decade and beyond? Local residents will have an opportunity to provide their input during a Scott Community Vision meeting and workshop on Thurs., Feb. 11,…
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