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Wind farm opponent arrested in alleged shooting incident
An Expedition Wind Farm opponent was arrested Thursday after surveyors staking property in preparation for wind farm construction were reportedly greeted with gunshots. Amy D. Stutzman, 46, Peabody, was jailed at 3:23 p.m. Thursday afternoon on suspicion of three counts…
Goessel mayor leads $2.5M sewer project
Dave Schrag has retired from Marion Die and Fixture after 34 years, but Goessel’s mayor still has plenty on his plate. Schrag is heading up a $2.5 million project to fix and renovate the city’s sewer lines. Schrag said the…
Downtown Garden City thrives through camaraderie
Several Garden City downtown businesses buy goods from one another. They use these items from other merchants to make food, soap and beer to resell. By helping each other, these merchants are helping the downtown to thrive. They are revitalizing…
Imagine Pittsburg 2030 committee gives update
PITTSBURG — At an event hosted Thursday evening to discuss future infrastructure and economic development, Deputy City Manager Jay Byers used an analogy from “Alice in Wonderland” to explain the city’s need for long-term planning. “We know about the Cheshire…
Election commissioner in Kansas’ most populous county calls it quits
The top election officer of Johnson County resigned Thursday to close a nearly four-year period clouded by delays in reporting results of voting, the botched rollout of a new election computer system and a violation of the state’s open record…
In attempt to revamp property on Troost, Overland Park councilman Farassati experiences other side of development criticism
Overland Park Councilmember Faris Farassati, who announced this week he is considering running for Overland Park mayor in 2021, has often been at odds with the developers who come asking for tax incentives. It happened just Monday night, in fact, in a…
City of Dodge City Names New Convention and Visitors Bureau Manager
DODGE CITY, Kansas — The City of Dodge City Human Resources Office has announced that Megan Welsh has been selected as the next Convention and Visitors Bureau Manager to follow the retirement of current CVB Director, Jan Stevens. Welsh has…
City discusses having FOTZ manage Topeka Zoo
Deputy city manager Doug Gerber told the Topeka City Council this past Tuesday he hoped to “take its temperature” regarding whether it wanted to continue to move toward potentially having the Topeka Zoo be managed by the nonprofit Friends of…
Passing of torch: New mayor talks quality of life
EL DORADO — After a touching rendition of the National Anthem and Pledge of Allegiance led by the Flint Hills Rock and Rollers, outgoing Mayor Vince Haines was recognized for his two terms as mayor of El Dorado. He was…
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