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Looming election challenge: Pandemic leads to influx of mail-in ballot requests
Widespread concern over catching coronavirus at polling places is setting the stage for a record-breaking election for votes by mail. To date, 272,794 advance ballots have been sent by mail compared to 3,046 in 2018. In Sedgwick County alone, the…
Pandemic increasing substitute shortage in Kansas schools
School superintendents say substitute teachers are always hard to come by, but this year some districts say that problem is getting worse thanks to the pandemic. Retired teacher Brenda Groat enjoyed seeing the kids at school, especially during passing period…
Send in the clowns
Along with exceptional athleticism, rodeos bring joy to onlookers. This year’s Kansas Largest Night Rodeo in Pretty Prairie is no exception. National rodeo stars John Harrison and Wacey Munsell, along with newcomer Jacob Welker of Pretty Prairie, helped bring joy…
12 ways to celebrate Wichita’s 150th birthday
It’s not the sesquicentennial celebration many people and organizations envisioned, but even a global pandemic can’t stop the city of Wichita and Sedgwick County from turning 150 years old. Tuesday, July 21 is the city’s official birthday while the county…
Parsons seeks more businesses to apply for COVID-19 grants
City officials hope that a deadline extension will spur more businesses to apply for COVID-19 relief grants. Labette County and the city of Parsons received $132,000 each in a special disbursement of Community Development Block Grant funding. The county also…
Erie moves to buy the town’s only grocery store
The city of Erie is moving forward with the purchase of the town’s only grocery store. ... The city has been considering the possible acquisition of the store since last summer after the Mahurins introduced the proposal. The Mahurins haven’t…
Local Leaders Racing Against the Economic Impact of COVID
Like Mayor Panto’s municipality, 74% of municipalities in the United States have already been forced to make unavoidable cuts and adjustments. It has been more than six months since the COVID-19 pandemic hit our country. With the economy at risk, the…
Shawnee County sees uptick in advance ballots, hopes to recruit more election workers
With less than three weeks until the Aug. 4 primary election in Kansas, Shawnee County is seeing an uptick in the number of advanced ballots being requested locally. According to Shawnee County election commissioner Andrew Howell, his office had received…
Storm cleanup in Oswego could take a month
Oswego city crews and others continued the cleanup Monday in Oswego from Saturday’s storm that brought large hail and high, sustained winds that toppled trees and snapped others 20 feet in the air. No injuries were reported, but four to…
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