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Mere 14 votes separate Topeka City Council candidates Duncan, Coen
Topeka City Councilman Jeff Coen has received 67 more votes in this year’s election for the District 8 council seat than he did in 2015. But that year, he won decisively. This year, Coen trails opponent Spencer Duncan by a…
Sedgwick County signs off on extending Union Station taxing district for expansion
The Union Station tax increment financing district expanding to include a 1901 building to the southeast of the vacant building got the go-ahead Tuesday from the Sedgwick County Commission. The Wichita City Council approved the expansion last month. Occidental Management…
Public expresses support for keeping Newton library downtown
The votes are in. The Newton public, at least those that attended library site selection meetings, want any new library to stay in the same location. The feedback followed two public input sessions held this week at the library as…
County considering repeal of recycling requirements
Swartzendruber updated commissioners on the status of the ongoing recycling situation. He said he didn’t receive a proposal from Waste Connections about going forward, even though a company employee had promised to send him one Oct. 29. Swartzendruber said he…
Voters back redistricting amendment to Kansas Constitution
Kansas has ended an unusual practice for redrawing the lines of legislative districts that has cost university communities political clout. Voters on Tuesday approved an amendment to the Kansas Constitution eliminating a requirement for the state to adjust federal census…
USD 378 Riley County voters approve $15 million bond to upgrade facilities
USD 378 voters have approved a $15 million school bond that will see some much anticipated upgrades to facilities in the district. The issue passed by a margin of 810 to 505 during Tuesday’s election. Riley County Schools Citizens Advisory…
New mayor for Andover could mean change in pit bull ban
Ronnie Price was elected as mayor in Tuesday's election. When he takes office in January, changes could come to the city's current ban on pit bulls. It's been illegal to own a pit bull in Andover city limits for the…
Olathe events range from books sales to Bass Summit
New, modern scoreboards are coming to stadiums in the Olathe School District, and they will be financed by sponsors in the business community. The boards are to be installed next spring at the Olathe District Activity and College Boulevard Activity…
‘It’s a mess’: JoCo intersection one of most dangerous in KC area. $10M should help
Johnson County commuters could eventually get some relief while traveling on one of the worst bottlenecks in the Kansas City area — an intersection with a crash rate 11 times higher than the national average. The U.S. Department of Transportation…
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