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Bar owners spar with county officials over health orders
The Crawford County Commission heard concerns Friday from local bar owners about COVID-19 mitigation enforcement — the second time this week that they’ve received such complaints from at least one owner. Unlike Tuesday’s meeting, county health officials were present to…
Valley Center Public Schools getting onsite health clinic in 2021
An ongoing project that started three years ago for Valley Center Public Schools is finally coming to fruition in January 2021. The School district is opening a part-time medical clinic at Valley Center High School in mid-January. "For students and…
Major changes on the horizon as Lawrence marks 20 years of citywide bus service
The city marked the transit system’s 20th anniversary this month, but the idea of a citywide bus system had been talked about long before the first buses went into service. By the time the City Commission approved spending property tax…
Mayor dons cop uniform again at 72
Years after retiring as a full-time cop and city administrator, Marion mayor David Mayfield has plunged back into part-time police work. Mayfield, 72, now works part-time transporting prisoners for the sheriff’s office. “I’m a jail deputy,” Mayfield said. “It’s just…
New commission to benefit Belle Plaine
Following a vote in the 2020 general election, the community of Belle Plaine now has a formal Parks and Recreation Commission – a first for the city. While the community wasn’t lacking for recreational sports opportunities, Parks Advisory Board vice…
First doses of COVID-19 vaccine arrive in Cowley County
TThe first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine arrived at William Newton Hospital in Winfield on Wednesday, and will be administered to front line staff who directly care for or come in close proximity to COVID-19 positive patients. The hospital received…
COVID-19 economic woes ‘crushing’ OP Convention Center, which projects $2.8 million loss in 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has crushed revenues at the Overland Park Convention Center this year, with officials now expecting to end the year with only about a third of the revenue and less than half the staff they had in 2019.…
Supersonic planes to fly over Kansas on invisible racetrack seven miles high
Supersonic test flights are coming to Kansas with a deal signed between the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT). The test flights will be on the new Kansas Supersonic Transporation Corridor (SSTC), an 886-mile invisible…
Dodge City police determine messages to former mayor weren’t direct threats, sent from out of state
The Dodge City Police Department completed an investigation into the alleged threats over a mask mandate received by former Mayor Joyce Warshaw. The investigation determined that the emails were sent by an out of state resident in response to an…
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