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Spirit AeroSystems approved for up to $40 million in IRBs
The Wichita City Council on Tuesday approved the issuance of up to $40 million in industrial revenue bonds for Spirit AeroSystems Inc. to help the manufacturer finance upgrades to its facilities made in 2019. The new IRBs, which were approved 6-0 as…
Church set to celebrate 150 years
One of the oldest churches in the region is still going strong. First United Methodist Church of El Dorado will celebrate its 150th anniversary in December. A combined service with a Christmas Cantata is set for 10 a.m. Dec. 8…
Wichita plans to spend $602 million on new water plant project
The total cost of Wichita’s new water treatment plant project could top $602 million, the city told the Environmental Protection Agency in a federal loan application. And water rates are expected to continue increasing for the foreseeable future, city projections…
New lawsuits in Finch swatting claim wrongful death and rights violations by cops
Two new lawsuits have been filed in federal and state courts in connection with the “swatting” death of Andrew Finch, killed by Wichita police officers responding to a hoax emergency call at his home two years ago. The state lawsuit…
Overland Park hosting conversation on ‘small scale’ housing projects aimed at affordability
City leaders took it to heart when Overland Park residents said they wanted a future city with more moderately priced housing options – ones that would be within the budgets of the janitors, fire fighters, restaurant workers and school aids…
‘We’re not going to let them die’
Rural Kansas has a storied past, but decades of population decline stand poised to turn many once-vibrant places into ghost towns. The struggle for survival reveals itself in emptied Main Streets, shuttered factories and tired-looking neighborhoods dominated by houses built…
Hospital sales tax defeated by 2 votes
The half-cent sales tax question to benefit the Hiawatha Community Hospital on the Nov. 5 ballot was defeated by 2 votes. That became official after canvassing 40 provisional ballots by the Brown County Commission Monday morning revealed the final count:…
Wind farm fight moves into Kansas courts
"The wind farm fight is far from over," Nick Egli said Sunday night. Reno County landowners opposed to a wind farm are organizing again as the company takes its case to court. It's a fight over who has the right…
Wichita police to ask ‘what more can we do’ in public discussion on criminal justice
The Wichita police chief and other officials working in various roles in the criminal justice system will ask the public “what more can we do” in a community conversation on Saturday. The event, titled “What’s Going On and What More…
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