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Federal Reserve leaves interest rates and asset purchases unchanged, sees growth slowing
The Federal Reserve kept its foot to the floor Wednesday in terms of the help it is providing for an economy that central bank officials say has slowed down. Consistent with market expectations, the policymaking Federal Open Market Committee said…
Derby schools to stay in person through first half of February
Derby students will remain in classrooms for at least the first half of February. The gating committee for Derby Public Schools voted Wednesday to keep the district in the “yellow” column of its criteria chart, keeping students in person instead…
Kansas 911 administrator blames three-hour outage on ‘technological anomaly’
Rep. John Carmichael questioned the reliability of the state’s 911 call handling system during a hearing Thursday on why the system went down for 3 hours and 20 minutes on Nov. 29. The Wichita Democrat said the outage demonstrates the…
Divided Johnson County commission extends COVID rules on restaurants and gatherings
The Johnson County Board of Commissioners on Thursday extended limits on public gatherings and a midnight curfew on bars and restaurants through the end of March. The order, which was previously set to expire Jan. 31, limits public gatherings to 50…
Park City looks up as it plans to build a downtown
Park City wants to build something it doesn’t have, a downtown district. The 40-year-old city was built as an improvement district. It accommodates those who get off of the highway, but since becoming an official city, assistant city administrator Dana…
Wichita Police Department to start up “Second Chance Thursdays” again
The Wichita Police Department is starting up "Second Chance Thursdays" again. Patrol West community police officers at 5803 W. Central will host the next event on Thursday, February 11th from 3pm to 10pm. If you have a traffic warrant that…
Sedgwick County lowers age restrictions for COVID vaccination; blocks county jumping
The Sedgwick County Health Department has opened its COVID-19 vaccination program to anyone 80 or older and is scheduling appointments for walk-in or drive-through vaccines next week, county officials announced Thursday afternoon. But no county jumping will be allowed. Only…
City of Manhattan facing budget issues, looking at raising taxes or cutting services
The city of Manhattan is facing a budget crisis and it could mean difficult decisions in the near future. This week, the Manhattan City Commission received an update from city departments. This includes an overview of 2020 and challenges going…
Replacement mask mandate passed in Washington County
The Board of County Commissioners has approved a new county-wide mask mandate. This mandate replaces the statewide mandate that Washington County has been under since late November. The new, local mandate is less stringent than the state-wide mandate and requires…
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