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Pawnee County remains at Level Yellow on COVID matrix
For the second straight week, Pawnee County has remained at Level Yellow on the county-adopted COVID-19 risk matrix. Level Yellow indicates a minimal to moderate risk of the spread of COVID-19. At their regular meeting last Monday, Pawnee County Commissioners…
Courtney Prewitt Named Garden City Chief of Police
Courtney Prewitt has been named Chief of Police for the Garden City Police Department. Prewitt has worked for the GCPD since May 1999, most recently serving as captain of the patrol division. Beginning March 29, Prewitt will fill the post…
Burrton expecting to offer payment plans for gas bills
Burrton Mayor Rodney Redinger says the city wants to do the best it can to minimize the impact its residents and businesses feel given the current spike in natural gas prices. “Obviously gas prices went through the roof, so the…
KDOT awards $13.8 million in alternative projects, biggest to Flint Hills Trail near Ottawa
Millions of federal transportation dollars are heading to communities across the state. The new money is geared toward improvements that won't look like your typical road construction. Projects will focus on walking and biking. The biggest award of $5.5 million…
Dodge City: Making strides to build affordable housing as demands grow
Dodge City’s housing assessment studies show that in the next five years, the community will lack nearly 1600 homes for families in need. But there is hope on the horizon as a younger generation is coming together to build a…
Getting vaccines to teachers: Sedgwick County officials weigh in
Sedgwick county officials announced Thursday that they are working with area superintendents to get teachers and school staff vaccinated. With additional doses of the vaccine expected to arrive next week, they are hoping to get the process started soon. "We…
Western University: A legacy of Black scholars in Kansas
Quindaro, Kansas became a safe haven for liberated people who were traveling north from the south after the Civil War ended. Along the way, some newly freed slaves decided to make this town their home. Quindaro is now part of…
Wichita residents, legislators resume fight for oversight of Kansas utility mega-poles
A three-mile stretch of 105-foot-tall utility poles in Wichita has galvanized residents and lawmakers to make a renewed push for increased regulatory oversight of transmission line decisions in urban areas. A 2018 project by Westar Energy, now Evergy, installed dozens…
‘Crown jewel’ of Kansas trails among $16.8M investment in alternative transportation projects
Kansas officials on Thursday announced plans to fix a gap in the Flint Hills Trail near Ottawa to avoid a two-mile detour around active railroad tracks and overgrown brush. The project is expected to boost tourism in downtown Ottawa as…
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