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Chanute City Manager Jeff Cantrell has been named new Hutchinson City Manager (replacing John Deardoff)
Chanute City Manager Jeff Cantrell has been selected to fill that role in Hutchinson, replacing retiring City Manager John Deardoff. Deardoff, meanwhile, has agreed to stay on until May, which is when Cantrell will arrive. “Jeff brings a great deal…
Kansas Department of Education issues virus guidelines
The Kansas Department of Education held a virtual meeting Thursday to help guide school officials through a situation in which they appear to have very little control. Officials with the department of education, including Commissioner Randy Watson, spoke to educators…
Muni participants want in on future stimulus bills
Muni market participants asked Congressional leaders to use a stimulus bill as an opportunity to push muni bond initiatives and increase infrastructure efforts amid economic stress caused by COVID-19. In a letter sent by the Public Finance Network to Congressional…
Across the county, local governments have seen more internal disagreements bubbling to surface
Little eruptions have been breaking the surface lately, at council and board meetings across the county: an eye roll here, muttered oath there, a veiled suggestion that leaves someone demanding a point of order. Then the Johnson County Community College…
Attorney General’s office says school district had right to keep review of $50 million iPad/Macbook program closed to press
The Kansas Attorney General’s Office on Wednesday issued an opinion saying that the Shawnee Mission School District did not violate the Kansas Open Meetings Act when it barred the Shawnee Mission Post from observing a meeting of its Digital Learning…
Chanute City Manager Steps Down
A southeast Kansas city manager is stepping down from his position. City Commissioners confirmed that on Wednesday, Chanute City Manager Jeff Cantrell announced that he will be leaving. He has accepted a position as the new city manager in Hutchinson,…
First coronavirus fatality in Kansas City region: a 70-year-old Wyandotte County man
Coronavirus claimed its first fatality in the Kansas City region Thursday, a 70-year-old man who lived in a long-term care facility in Wyandotte County, Kansas officials announced. The death was announced by Gov. Laura Kelly, who also declared a state…
First death from coronavirus in Kansas City area reported in Wyandotte County
The Kansas City area’s first death from the coronavirus was announced Thursday night by Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly. A male in his 70s died in a long-term care facility in Wyandotte County, she said. The announcement came hours after Mayor…
Overland Park looking to buy more body cameras to equip all police officers
The 200 new body cameras Overland Park police have used since November have worked so well the city council may buy another 58 so all of its officers can use them. The council’s Public Safety Committee gave its blessing to…
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