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RCPD issues first citation for mask violation
Riley County Police have issued the first citation at a commercial business for violating the Manhattan mask ordinance. In a letter to the community Friday, RCPD Director Dennis Butler announced the violation was issued Thursday for failure to comply with…
UG eases rules for food trucks, farmers markets and mobile markets
As part of the county’s ongoing COVID-19 Recovery Plan, the Unified Government Commissioners approved an emergency resolution and ordinance on July 30 that allows food trucks, farmer’s markets, and mobile markets countywide with certain standards. Specifically, the ordinance allows mobile…
If it moves forward, city vote on future of Century II would be non-binding
The saga over what to do with Century II and Wichita's former downtown library continues. After asking staff to prepare policy language that could authorize a public vote on the issue, the City Council on Tuesday is expected to decide…
Todd Newman named Chanute city manager
Chanute city commissioners have named the interim city manager to the permanent position. Commissioners voted unanimously Monday evening after an executive session to name Todd Newman as city manager under the existing contract with a review in 90 days. Newman…
Shawnee mayor asks to revisit debate over future of city’s Tidy Town bulky item pickup
Shawnee Mayor Michelle Distler has asked the city council to revisit discussions about Tidy Town, the city’s bulky item pickup program. City staff earlier this month presented some potential revisions to the program that would have put more control in…
After 5-month break, classes resume in some Kansas schools
Columbus school district Superintendent Brian Smith has spent the week hauling furniture out of classrooms to make more space for social distancing as students prepare to return next week after a five-month COVID-19 imposed break. "It is almost like you…
Bringing the look of the prairie into town
Roxy Callison grew up on a farm in Mayfield, and though she’s lived in Winfield many years, she loves open spaces and the wide skies of the prairie. The west side of her home on East Eighth Avenue is probably…
Netflix and Hulu are Being Sued by a Texas Town Saying it Should be Getting 5%
A small town in Texas is going up against streaming giants Netflix and Hulu with a class-action lawsuit over utility fees. New Boston, Texas says the streamers use broadband infrastructure to reach their residents, and should in turn pay the…
Governor Laura Kelly Announces Second Round of CARES Act Funding Applications to Open August 19 at 12:00 p.m.
Governor Laura Kelly has announced businesses will soon be able to apply for a total of more than $130 million in grants to serve those most affected by the pandemic and for companies that can expand broadband access in the…
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