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AG Derek Schmidt: City of Frontenac violated KORA with fee request
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt has notified the City of Frontenac that it violated the Kansas Open Records Act (KORA) when it requested a $3,500 fee in order to furnish copies of public records to a reporter. In October 2019,…
Kansas elections chief’s security plan causes local unease
The top elections official in Kansas is pushing to make the state’s central voter registration database more secure by changing how counties tap into it. Some local officials are nervous about what they see as a big project in an…
Mission seeks public input on Mohawk Park improvements
The city of Mission on Thursday evening held a public meeting to get feedback from residents on the upcoming improvement project at Mohawk Park, at 67th Street and Lamar Avenue. Confluence, a landscape architecture, planning and urban design firm in…
Skyline school wins grant to establish beehive colony
A new observation beehive will join the campus of Skyline Schools at Pratt to help the community of Skyline learn more about these important insects. Second-grade teacher Carrie Harrold and Ag instructor Anita DeWeese approached the USD 438 school board…
Kansas lawmakers push to legalize year-round firework sales
The latest volleys in the border war with Missouri now involve fireworks. Kansas lawmakers are considering a bill that they hope will create more revenue for the state. ... Senator Bud Estes is the chairman of a committee trying to…
Council picks five finalists for Hutch city manager interviews
The Hutchinson City Council on Thursday afternoon selected five candidates for in-person interviews in the search for a new Hutchinson city manager. The council met in executive session for an hour and 45 minutes on Thursday to review videos and…
Greensburg airport project denied funding
The airport was a hot topic this past week in the city of Greensburg. Not only did the council decide not to lease out the 107 acres of harvestable land that surrounds the operational portions of the property. Immediately following…
Neosho County discusses economic development
The director of the Chanute Regional Development Authority met with Neosho County Commissioners Thursday to discuss a comprehensive economic development plan for the county. CRDA director Matt Godinez said now is an excellent time for a comprehensive plan. He said…
Conway Springs rewarded Community Development Block Grant for wastewater improvements
Kansas Secretary of Commerce David Toland announced today the award of $600,000 in Community Development Block Grants to Conway Springs. The city intends to use these funds to make wastewater improvements for the city. The city will provide $2,977,275 in matching…
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