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A Kansas town and Google roll toward the future with Wi-Fi on school buses
What do you do when you’re stuck for an hour or more on a school bus? In one Kansas school district, you log onto the internet and you do your homework. On Friday, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission…
Commissioner Bob Archer prepares to leave office amid whirlwind of activity
Bob Archer entered politics here 10 years ago by winning the closest election in Topeka City Council history. Now he’s preparing to leave the Shawnee County Commission amid a whirlwind of political activity. Republican precinct committee members from the district…
School board presented first look at Manhattan High expansions
The Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 board of education got their first look at the designs for the Manhattan High School West campus expansions. The hardest challenge for the Manhattan High School West Campus renovations is fitting all the staff and…
Tyson plant resumes some operations, provides update on reconstruction
Tyson representatives posted an update on the reconstruction of the Holcomb meatpacking plant Friday morning, saying the plant is still months away from reopening entirely but has been able to resume limited ground beef and value-added production. Tyson Fresh Meats…
Edgerton approves condemnation plan
The Edgerton City Council approved a resolution to acquire through condemnation several private properties along state Highway 56 during a meeting Sept. 12. The properties lie along the proposed route of a multi-use path along the highway which will provide…
Cost to repair, replace spillway balloons to $766,000
Cost of repairing the Gardner Lake dam has grown to more than $766,000, according to Michael Kramer, public works director. The cost includes the design, permitting and construction of the alternate. In January, 2017, the Gardner City council approved dredging…
Jobless rate in Kansas lowest in 20-plus years
Kansas is reporting that unemployment in the state dropped to 3.2% in August and was at its lowest rate in more than 20 years. The state Department of Labor said Friday that the state gained private-sector jobs during the month…
Seismologists urge Kansans to have a disaster plan for earthquakes
A couple of earthquakes shook south central Kansas early Saturday morning, one in Oklahoma and one in Kansas. They're the latest earthquakes to shake the region. The Cosmosphere in Hutchinson held a free public presentation on Saturday morning. Hoping to give…
KPERS explores idea of cutting 7.75% investment return forecast, adding to liability
Trustees of the Kansas Public Employee Retirement System discussed Friday the possibility of following a national trend by lowering assumptions on long-term investment returns, signaling the state’s taxpayers could be asked to contribute more to a system serving 315,000 people.…
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