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Overland Park council will look into request for stricter enforcement of code on sidewalk snow removal
City council members say they are willing to look into an Overland Park resident’s request for stricter sidewalk snow removal enforcement. But any action, if it comes at all, won’t happen this year. The city council’s public works committee asked…
Program details founding of Chanute
It started with a cluster of communities competing for the economic benefits of a railroad line. “Each town site represents the belief of where the two railroads were going to cross,” [historian Jim] Whaley said. Where the Atchison, Topeka and…
JoCo will pay half cost of controlling dust in front of homes in unincorporated areas
Starting this year, Johnson County Government will pay half the cost of controlling dust in front of homes on the 135 miles of gravel roads in the county’s unincorporated areas. Residents must pay the other half. Dust generated by traffic…
Olathe-based Docs Who Care aims to offer help in rural areas
When you live in Johnson County, it might be hard to imagine a hospital that only has one doctor present at any given time. For rural hospitals, that’s just a fact of everyday life. It gets rough when they have…
22,000-square-foot research facility opens in Wamego
A major agriscience company with global reach has announced the opening of a 22,000-square-foot research facility in this Pottawatomie County town of nearly 5,000 people. Corteva Agriscience, an American-owned agriculture company that employs more than 21,000 people globally, announced Thursday…
Lawmakers, officials discuss future of passenger rail in Kansas
Nearly a hundred people came to the Kansas Capitol to meet with lawmakers and stress that Kansas needs to invest in passenger rail. Sedgwick Senator Carolyn Mcginn hosted the meeting. People attending included Kansas legislators, out-of-state officials with a vested…
Reno County eyes study of rural fire departments
Though anticipating it may not be well accepted by some departments in the county, the Reno County Commission this week indicated support for hiring a consultant to evaluate the county’s eight volunteer fire districts. Emergency Management director Adam Weishaar sought…
Reno County approves study of landfill fees
A rate study next summer on fees for the Reno County landfill is among nearly $490,000 in otherwise ongoing annual contracts for the landfill the Reno County Commission approved on Tuesday with a Wichita engineering firm. The $33,000 study, in…
Wichita Police chief appointed to Trump law enforcement commission
Wichita Police Chief Gordon Ramsay is one of 18 people appointed to President Trump’s new law enforcement commission. On Wednesday, Ramsay was sworn in by U.S. Attorney General William Barr during a ceremony in Washington, D.C. Barr appointed the members…
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