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Registration fees rising on electric and hybrid cars
Vehicle registration costs in Kansas will go up in January for hybrid and electric vehicles. During the 2019 legislative session, lawmakers passed a bill, originally introduced by the Joint Legislative Transportation Vision Task Force, approving the increases. Registration fees for…
Salina Public Library getting more renovations
While libraries are typically quiet, Salina’s has had a little noise the past few months as it has undergone some small renovation projects. The Salina Public Library is currently working on an area in its basement that will be dedicated…
“Choose Topeka”: You could earn up to $15,000 just by moving to Kansas state capital
Topeka, the state capital, is offering potential new residents up to $15,000 to move there. A pilot program called “Choose Topeka” will match employer funds put up for people who move to Topeka and live and work there for a…
Wichita, Jewish community team up for rare addition to Century II’s holiday light display
The city’s annual holiday display of jolly lighted Christmas characters in front of Century II has always been reliably unchanged: a happy waving snowman, a smiling dragon donning a Santa hat, a rigid saluting soldier. This week, though, the display on Kennedy…
After nearly a decade, Prairie Village’s ‘Shop with a Cop’ continues to brighten holidays for group of youngsters
Board games, fuzzy socks and Legos filled shopping carts as Prairie Village police officers spread out through the aisles at Target in Mission to bring the holiday spirit to 10 elementary children on Thursday afternoon. The Prairie Village Police Department…
Leawood police help subsidize Ring security camera purchases for 300 residents
As police departments across Johnson County — and the rest of the country — are increasingly turning to footage from private cameras to aid in crime investigations, the city of Leawood recently partnered with Ring, producers of a variety of…
JoCo looks at expanding microtransit to lower income neighborhoods, cutting back on bus routes
Service area for Johnson County’s micro transit pilot program will likely be expanded in coming months to include more low-income neighborhoods. But some of the regular bus routes are still on the chopping block, as the county commission continues to try…
Kansas public schools must snuff out vaping with bans for students — and adults, too
A minute ago, vaping was seen as a great way to quit smoking. But now we know that almost a third of teenagers who use e-cigarettes are smoking cigarettes six months later. And now that we know more, too, about…
Study: marjority of farms remain family-owned
U.S. farming, according to a just-released study, remains predominantly family-owned. According to “America’s Diverse Family Farms: 2019 edition,” a report from the USDA’s Economic Research Service that was released Wednesday, family farms as a group represent 98% of U.S. farms…
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