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Douglas County Commission approves new city-county comprehensive plan
The Douglas County Commission signed off on the implementation of a new city-county comprehensive plan on Wednesday after a discussion about the wording of one of the plan’s provisions. While considering the plan, which outlines how the city and county…
Valley Center population, schools and businesses growing
While some small towns in Kansas are shrinking, some are bursting with opportunity. It has a lot do with the community pride. Valley Center saw a more than seven percent population increase from 2010 to 2018. And with that has…
Ellis Co. administrator will take top job with Saline County
At Tuesday morning’s Saline County commissioners meeting, commissioners approved a contract with Phillip Smith-Hanes, current Ellis County administrator, to serve as the new Saline County administrator. Smith-Hanes comes to Saline County after a career of more than 23 years that…
USD 378 presents forum on upcoming bond referendum
The Riley County USD 378 school board on held a forum to discuss a proposed $15 million dollar bond referendum with the public. Speaking to a gathering at the Riley County High School cafeteria Monday, Superintendent Cliff Williams said…
USD 428 finding out what went wrong in bond proposal; gearing up for another vote in April
USD 428 and SJCF Architecture found out what they believed might have been the problem with a failed bond issue this fall. Based on a survey, that is still open until Oct. 21, participants stated the dollar amount was too…
City hires firm to find new city manager, discusses rundown properties
The Hutchinson City Council went over a list of 11 properties that were considered unsafe during Tuesday’s agenda session. The properties are a continued effort by the city to have older structures either repaired or removed. The council passed a…
911 issue slow-going; $20,000 raise for city manager
Chanute commissioners discussed issues with the 911 system Monday evening, but did not have much in the way of a response to a deadline from the Neosho County Commission. The county commission asked for a response by Tuesday to its…
Wilson among counties urged to upgrade voting equipment
A handful of Kansas counties are being urged to upgrade their voting machines to a voting system that creates a paper record of each vote. The Topeka Capitol-Journal reports the American Association for the Advancement of Science urged Geary, Grant,…
Wichita city council approves funding, designs for aquatics plan first phase
Construction will begin this winter as they renovate the Aley, Orchard and McAdams pools. The Evergreen, Edgemoor and Boston pools will be converted into splash pads. The goal is to have these open by Memorial Day of next year. Phase…
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