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Why Shawnee Mission Teachers – Already The Best Paid In Kansas – Are Asking For More Money
Negotiators for the Shawnee Mission School District and the teachers union are at an impasse and will now present their cases to a neutral party. On one side are teachers who feel overworked and underpaid. On the other side are…
County’s bill for autopsies tops $10,000
Marion County spent $10,216 in 2019 to have autopsies conducted in Kansas City and Wichita but there is no good alternative, said Karen Selznick, an assistant in Marion County Attorney’s office. According to Marion County’s 2019 reports, there were three…
Another push to save Century II, but will it help?
In an effort to help save Century II, a local group is petitioning to gain more than 5,000 signatures in hopes of moving the process one step forward. From buttons to yard signs and even t-shirts, Century II supporters are…
Pott. County Sheriff aiming to improve community outreach, launching new social media page
Pottawatomie County Sheriff Shane Jager (left) and Undersheriff Doug Adams (right) appeared on KMAN’s In Focus on Wednesday morning. (Brandon Peoples/KMAN) Some changes are on the horizon for outreach efforts for the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office. Shane Jager was promoted…
Topeka City Council OKs ordinance regarding panhandling
Topeka’s city government will ban pedestrians — including panhandlers — from interacting with people in vehicles at 23 of Topeka’s most dangerous intersections, though not at any other crossings. City council members voted 8-1 Tuesday evening to approve an ordinance…
Saline County to pay $800K up front for new road equipment
In a unanimous vote during its 9 a.m. Tuesday meeting, the Saline County Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of the 2020 Caterpillar 150 units from a bid by Foley Equipment. The bid includes a trade guarantee for the machines,…
Leawood council signs off on final development plan for Ranch Mart North, paving way for major work to begin
The Leawood city council this week approved final development plans for a major revamp of the northern portion of Ranch Mart Shopping Center at 95th Street and Mission, paving the way for substantial construction work to being in the coming…
Abrupt closure shocks some Basic Energy employees in Pratt
Basic Energy Services, LP with corporate offices in Ft. Worth, Texas, shut down their Pratt pumping operation mid-December, laying off the entire work crew of an estimated 25 employees. “It was a shock and unexpected. I didn’t see it coming,”…
City Approves Sales Tax, New Development For Baseball Stadium Area
Visitors to Wichita's new baseball stadium should expect to pay a little more for some purchases made there. The Wichita City Council on Tuesday approved a 2 percent sales tax within a newly established Community Improvement District, or CID, encompassing…
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