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USDA invests $5.2 million in rural broadband for Kansas families
Wave Wireless, which provides wireless internet service in Labette County, will expand its network next year and bring fiber optic broadband internet service to 1,390 rural Labette County homes. The service will offer up to gigabit speeds. Wave Wireless received…
USD 308 School Board approves research contract
The USD 308 School Board approved a contract Monday that will give the district access to quick-turnaround research as well as research on special projects. The contract with EAB allows the district to get a quick turnaround on any research…
Commission debates giving planning board more direction on wind zoning
The Reno County Commission next week will consider directing the county planning board to move forward with public meetings in the southeast quadrant of the county to discuss the implementation of zoning there, and leave debate about zoning for the…
County awards design services contract for Metcalf 2.0
The Metcalf 2.0 project to rehabilitate the busy Louisburg thoroughfare has taken another step forward. The Miami County Commission on Wednesday, Nov. 20, awarded a contract for survey and design services to BG Consultants. Seven firms submitted proposals for Metcalf…
Pottawatomie County Commission requests more information before approving design of Fleet Maintenance Facility; Limerick Ln. extension project encounters roadblock
Fleet Maintenance Facility Although the final design and specifications for Pottawatomie County’s new Public Works Fleet Maintenance Facility have been completed, approval from the county commission will have to wait at least one more week. “Commissioner (Pat) Weixelman asked a…
Delayed bond payment did not appear to affect Lawrence’s bond rating
Commissioner Stuart Boley said recently that in October of 2014, the city missed making a bond payment that was due on city debt. The missed payment is the type of event that could cause the city to suffer a reduction…
Church Sues Lenexa For Denying Its Request To Operate A Homeless Shelter
A Lenexa church is suing the city for denying its request to use its building as a temporary homeless shelter. Shawnee Mission Unitarian Universalist Church says the denial infringes on its exercise of religion, violating the Constitution, state law and…
For some rural US TV viewers, local news is anything but
When Dianne Johnson channel-surfs for news in her rural western Nebraska home, all she sees are stories about Colorado crime and car crashes from a Denver television station more than 200 miles away. It’s frustrating for the 61-year-old rancher, who…
12 years after Greensburg, rebuilding as been a mixed success
A dozen years after a tornado nearly wiped out Greensburg, city leaders acknowledge that the decision to rebuild as quote “the greenest community in America” has been a mixed success. The E5 tornado that touched down May 4 2007, killed…
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