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Shawnee increases hotel tax to fund upgrades to Mid-America sports complexes
Shawnee is increasing taxes for hotel guests and sending the additional revenues to support the sports complexes along Johnson Drive. Located along the 20000 block of Johnson Drive, the Mid-America Sports Complex and Mid-America West Sports Complex are due for…
Neighborhood raises $10,000 for a local park
A Wichita neighborhood is banding together to replace its worn down playground. Basketball courts, pickleball courts, and playground equipment is starting to go up. One neighborhood said it’s a welcome sight knowing this is the only place for kids to…
Grant will extend broadband internet to remote areas
Armed with a state grant made available because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, LaHarpe Telephone’s New Wave Broadband is extending its broadband internet access to remote areas of Allen County. Construction wrapped up last week on the second of a…
Kelly objects to ‘patchwork’ virus response
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly said Wednesday that Kansas should stop giving local officials the final say over the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic because experience has shown “a patchwork approach” does not work. Kelly made the comments during an…
Kansas House creates new water, redistricting committees
A newly created Kansas House committee will focus on water issues, and the chamber’s Republican leaders have taken their first step toward redrawing the state’s political boundaries. House Speaker Ron Ryckman Jr., an Olathe Republican, said in a recent statement…
Deafening train horns were driving a Kansas town to the edge. Then David took on Goliath.
The wail of a train horn echoing in the distance is a sort of romantic, peaceful sound and one that’s been referenced in countless songs, poems and books. But in Belle Plaine — a small Kansas town of 1,500 that…
Kansas governor to receive COVID-19 vaccine shot Wednesday
Gov. Laura Kelly plans to get a COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday as part of a larger plan to give shots to selected Kansas officials so that state government can continue to operate during the pandemic. The Democratic governor confirmed her plans…
Kansas county prepares for jury trials at the fairgrounds
One northeast Kansas county is moving jury trials to a building on its fairgrounds to allow for better social distancing amid the pandemic. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the plan is for jury trials in Douglas County to resume Jan.…
Kansas working through details of who gets vaccinated when
Kansas is working through the details of exactly who will be eligible for coronavirus vaccines in exactly what order as it concentrates on giving shots mostly to health care workers this month. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly told leaders of the…
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