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Derby woman takes over as Andover’s new city administrator
When Jennifer (Gluszek) McCausland, newly announced city administrator for Andover, was attending Derby High School she never thought someday she would be leading one of the fastest-growing communities in Kansas. After the longtime Derby resident and 1998 Derby High School…
Tour will spotlight historic local landmarks
New residents may not realize it, but Derby has a lot of history – 150 years of it, in fact. To get the city’s heritage out to all – local citizens and visitors alike – city officials have put together…
Spring Hill exploring quiet zones
Quieter neighborhoods could soon be a possibility for Spring Hill residents. Earlier this year, the Governing Body approved a contract and funding with Bartlett and West, a Kansas City engineering firm, to explore railroad quiet zones at three crossings in…
Overland Park council signals early support for idea of ‘road diet’ on College Blvd.
A lane reduction appears in the cards for a one-mile section of College Boulevard as part of a plan to make the Overland Park corridor a more attractive destination for convention center visitors and nearby office workers. The city council…
Board proposes minimum salary in search for new county administrator
A Reno County Commissioner suggested Tuesday that the salary listed in a “recruitment profile” that a consultant plans to disseminate in the search for a replacement Reno County administrator be $120,000. The salary would be negotiable, Sellers noted, but that…
Lenexa police host ‘use of force’ workshop for local law enforcement officers
Law enforcement officers across the county recently participated in a workshop to help them gain a better understanding of the science behind the use of police force. The class, which took place Sept. 18-20, informs law enforcement officers of the…
Mission calls public hearing on deannexation process along shared border with Roeland Park
The city of Mission is moving forward with next steps to de-annex a small portion of land and allow Roeland Park to annex it in the near future. The two cities have been in negotiations since December 2018 concerning annexation of seven-tenths…
After beating his stage 4 cancer in less than a year, he’s named as Merriam new police chief
He was told he had terminal cancer. But now less than a year after his diagnosis, Darren McLaughlin is not only back to the police force, he’s Merriam’s new police chief. McLaughlin was diagnosed with stage 4 non-Hodgkins lymphoma in…
Great Bend trying to figure out priorities for future street repairs
Professional Engineering Consultants (PEC) was assigned by the City of Great Bend to create a digital map of street conditions. The $50,000 project outlines service line locations underneath the streets and also what repairs are needed in the future. Judging…
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