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Chanute Land Bank details first property donation
A century-old house may showcase ways the Chanute Land Bank program can improve the city’s housing stock during 2021. The land bank committee met Wednesday and discussed the house at 909 N. Garfield that was the first property donation to…
Barton County continues vaccine rollout
In mid-December, Barton County hospitals received some of the first allocated doses of the COVID-19 vaccine and began administering them to health-care workers. This week, the Barton County Health Department set up a drive-through vaccination clinic at the Expo Complex…
Manhattan brought in more sales-tax revenue than expected during 2020
The City of Manhattan brought in more revenue in 2020 than officials expected. Sales tax revenue for 2020 was down by about 2.6 percent from 2019, although officials thought sales-tax revenue would drop by 20 to 30 percent. Ron Fehr,…
Kansas moves people 65+ up in line for COVID-19 vaccinations
Kansas expects to finish giving COVID-19 vaccines to long-term care residents and health care workers by the end of this month and has moved people aged 65 and older into the next group to receive the shots. Democratic Gov. Laura…
An 8-foot tall Bigfoot statue named Brian continues to occupy downtown Wichita
There have been plenty of Bigfoot sightings in Wichita over the past few months, but conspiracy theorists have yet to flock to south central Kansas. More specifically, “Bigfoot Brian” made a home for himself in the window of the former…
Kansas stumbles on coronavirus vaccinations, leaving health officials confused and doses on shelves
For starters, the COVID-19 vaccine doses intended for Ness County in west-central Kansas landed somewhere else. “That was my first clue we had a problem,” said Carolyn Gabel, the county’s public health administrator. Then someone from Dodge City called. Those…
Douglas County Commission adopts new dock regulations for Lone Star Lake
New private docks built on Lone Star Lake will now need to follow specific regulations aimed at preserving the lake and keeping the structures safe. The County Commission on Wednesday approved new regulations related to private structures built in Lone…
New OP fire station to combine space for learning with state-of-art safety equipment
When Overland Park officials decided it was time to build a fire station in the growing southwest part of the city, they were hamstrung. Like a homebuyer in a seller’s market, the fire department couldn’t find affordable land in the…
PV’s next long-term plan with focus on ‘attainable’ housing heads to city council for final approval
Following a public hearing Tuesday evening, the Prairie Village Planning Commission voted to recommend the city council adopt the city’s 20-year comprehensive plan known as Village Vision 2.0. Since fall 2018, Village Vision 2.0 has been discussed and workshopped in…
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