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Winfield to curb curbside recycling
Recycling options provided by the City of Winfield will change soon in response to a changing market for recyclables, city manager Taggart Wall said Friday. According to Wall, beginning this spring only corrugated cardboard will be accepted for curbside pickup…
Winfield chosen as site of proposed $80 million power plant
A new power plant addition is proposed to be constructed at the site of the current E. 12th St. Power Plant in Winfield. When the City Commission met in its work session on Thursday, a new generation resource to benefit…
Commissioners hear about security issues at Winfield courthouse
The need to improve courthouse security was one of the subjects discussed in the Cowley County Commissions first work session Thursday morning. The session, at which no action was taken, lasted almost three hours and covered four topics. It provided…
Ark City could lose millions if all residents aren’t counted in census
Arkansas City lost out on an estimated $30 million in the past decade because not all of its population was counted in the last census, according to a presentation Thursday. That’s one reason the Ark City Complete Count Committee wants…
Couch will be next superintendent at USD 364 Marysville
Michael Couch, 55, was named new superintendent of Marysville’s public schools Friday. Couch has 33 years of experience in education with nine of those as a superintendent. He was superintendent in Haviland for two years and has spent the past…
Kansas college students can learn to fix tractors for free
Students in Kansas can learn how to fix tractors free of charge at two community colleges through a tech program partnership with the manufacturing giant John Deere. The Hutchinson News reports that students can enroll in the free-tuition agricultural tech…
Wichita firefighters rescue person trapped in trash truck
Wichita firefighters rescued a man from a garbage truck early Friday morning. People have been injured in Wichita dumpsters before, including in February 2013. KAKE News tries to answer the question: Why would someone choose to sleep inside a dumpster…
Garden City documentary is people’s choice
Filmmakers Steve Lerner and Reuben Aaronson didn’t create “Strangers In Town,” a documentary about Garden City, for film festivals. Instead, they created it to get the message out about a small Kansas town that has accepted those that have traveled…
As PV considers repeal on pit bull ban, a look at Shawnee Mission cities’ current dangerous dog ordinances
Next week, the Prairie Village city council is expected to decide whether to repeal its pit bull ban. Prairie Village is one of a shrinking number of Shawnee Mission area cities that have such “breed specific language” on their books.…
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