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Judge denies city’s request to dismiss lawsuit over alleged maintenance issues at Lawrence Municipal Airport
A judge has denied a request by the City of Lawrence to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a longtime pilot claiming the city hasn’t properly kept up some airport infrastructure. Great Planes Inc., which operates an airplane hangar and offices…
Ordinance changes to allow newly elected officials to take office earlier
With a change from the Kansas Legislature this past session, local governments across the state now have the option of deciding if they want elected officials to take office between Dec. 1 to the second Monday of January following the…
Wichita police, law enforcement to host community discussion event
The Wichita Police Department will host a community-wide event Saturday, November 23, to hear feedback from citizens about law enforcement. At the event, "What's Going On and What More We Can Do", police officers and other criminal justice leaders will…
Hutchinson police, community gift man with new electric scooter
The Hutchinson community is going above and beyond to help one of its citizens. Last week, we told you about how Morgan Gibson and Nick Longhofer helped officers get a man home after his electric wheelchair miles away from home.…
USD 506 touts low high school dropout rate
At November’s regular meeting of the Labette County USD 506 Board of Education, Superintendent John Wyrick presented an overview of the area high school graduation rates. Wyrick stated Labette County High School is at the top of this list, as…
Parsons delays decision on common consumption
City leaders want to give the public a chance to comment on an ordinance that would allow people to carry alcoholic beverages from business to business during special events downtown. The common consumption ordinance was a late addition to the…
USD 232 planning centralized career and technical center, early childhood facility on one site
After years of conversations about finding new ways to get students career ready after graduation, Unified School District 232 is advancing plans to build a dedicated Career & Technical Education Center to better serve the needs of students. Once complete, the…
Overland Park councilmembers talk details of possible open mic time at city meetings
Open mic time at Overland Park City Council meetings could end up being limited to 30 minutes at the end of the meeting with participants signing in for a maximum of three minutes apiece, under rules being discussed by a…
Parsons focuses on downtown
Parsons City leaders are working to improve commuter safety in the downtown area. The city approved an ordinance making it illegal for extra long vehicles to park on main street between 16th St. and Central Ave. It’s now illegal for…
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