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Canton festival aims to draw crowd
Canton is gearing up for its fourth annual Canton Heritage Days, which will be held Sept. 28 and 29. “it’s a good time,” said organizer Terry Gribble. “The proceeds from different events ... we put back into the city.” This…
County OKs ‘floating playground” at lake despite protest vote from Archer
A divided Shawnee County Commission voted to budget more than $200,000 Monday to provide a “floating playground” for Lake Shawnee’s Adventure Cove. Commissioner Bob Archer cast the dissenting vote, describing it as “a protest vote against the inequality and unfairness…
Former Garden Plain water operator pleads guilty to making false report
The former operator of the water system in the Sedgwick County town of Garden Plain pleaded guilty Monday in federal court in Wichita of falsifying a report on the quality of the city’s drinking water, authorities said. Arthur Wolfe, 64,…
This JoCo district wants to tear down and rebuild more schools. Why not just renovate?
In the past couple of years, the Shawnee Mission school district has torn down five grade schools and constructed six new ones. Now officials are eyeing which ones to rebuild next. In Johnson County, it’s an issue that doesn’t come…
Hundreds convene on JCCC campus for first-ever Metro KC Climate Action Summit
Hundreds of local officials and residents came together on the campus of Johnson County Community College on Saturday for the inaugural Metro KC Climate Action Summit, which brought together elected leaders and climate experts to discuss ways the region can…
Newton Fire/EMS receives grant
After several attempts to secure grant funding for new equipment, the Newton Fire Department was successful in getting an Assistance to Firefighters Grant that will mean new breathing equipment. Newton Fire/EMS has received a $154,000 Assistance to Firefighters Grant from…
Reduction in homeless shelter capacity raises question: Where can people legally sleep?
For Lawrence’s homeless with nowhere to go at night, their new beds consist of a park gazebo, the dry concrete next to a building or a patch of ground along the Kansas River. Others opt not to sleep at all.…
Fair board’s group chat conflicts with KOMA
The Kansas State Fair Board has been using a group chat for the past two years to communicate with its members during the fair. While the conversations were “inconsequential,” State Fair general manager Robin Jennison said, he acknowledged its use…
Citizens help seek the direction for Derby’s future
Derby resident Lisa O’Hair spent a bit of a recent afternoon examining concepts for the city’s future at the Vision Derby 2040 Design Studios event. She said it was time well spent and got to make a point of wanting…
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