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Ark City finance director Kathy Cornwell retires with praise
Kathy Cornwell has analyzed her last spreadsheet for the City of Arkansas City. The finance director retired Friday at a send-off with city officials and staff. Cornwell held that position for more than eight years. She described her job as…
Project to fix Wichita area’s worst highway bottleneck in line for county funding
Sedgwick County, Wichita and the Kansas Department of Transportation are about to start on a plan to relieve the area’s biggest traffic headache, the oft-congested interchange of I-135 and I-235 in north Wichita. On Wednesday, the Sedgwick County Commission is…
Avoidance of COVID-19 testing a real concern
Although the number of COVID-19 cases among Pittsburg State University students has decreased sharply since the outbreak at the start of the fall semester, Crawford County health officials are increasingly concerned about the spread of the coronavirus among older area…
Lawrence bar owner sues Douglas County health official over COVID-19 restrictions
A Lawrence bar is suing a local health official over an emergency health order that limits bar hours in an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus. According to the Oct. 1 order issued by a Douglas County, Kansas…
Valley Center to vote on sales tax to expand aquatic facilities, build rec center
Three weeks from today, voters will decide on local, state and federal political candidates. Taxpayers in Valley Center will have an additional measure on their ballot: a sales tax increase to pay for a new aquatics complex and recreation center.…
Should Kansas cities opt out of mask orders by counties? The two disagree
Local control had been cited as the biggest reason for why counties should have the ability to opt out of statewide orders — but now, counties face that same argument being used for cities. “We have so many areas and…
City of Newton reveals winning flag design
A new flag is flying on Main Street in Newton, the winner of a community contest that had been in the works for more than 5 months. Black with gold railroad tracks and wheat heads, the flag, created by businessman…
WSU starting new COVID testing program
Wichita State is trying out a new testing method to identify people with COVID-19 who are not showing symptoms. The Voluntary Asymptomatic Surveillance Testing Program will involve a sampling of 5% of the on-campus student population. Participating students are chosen…
Johnson County receives grant to help with high demand in voting
By the end of Monday, there will be a little over 500 hours until Election Day. Johnson County, Kansas commissioners accepted a grant to help with the high demand. "The postage, the paper cost, the ballot cost for the large…
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