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Osawatomie plans holiday festival Dec. 7
Osawatomie’s Small Town Holiday Festival will keep people in the holiday spirit from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Dec. 7 at The Loft on Sixth, City Auditorium and John Brown State Park. The Loft on Sixth, 425 Sixth St. 10…
New trucks with ‘wing plows’ to make Topeka snow removal quicker
The city of Topeka will remove snow from streets quicker this winter as a result of its purchase of four dump trucks equipped with 8-foot-wide “wing plows” on the right side in addition to 12-foot-wide plows attached in front, city…
Miami County RWD No. 3 marks 50th anniversary in operation
Water coursing through Miami County Rural Water District No. 3’s veins has done more than sustain the district and its customers for the past five decades. It has nurtured significant growth. RWD No. 3 is marking its 50th anniversary this…
Wichita adds $14 Million federal grant to build multimodal transportation facility in Delano area
Wichita is getting a grant of $14 Million from the US Department of Transportation. And it could include up to 600 parking spaces for the Delano area near the new baseball stadium. “It provides a great transportation option at the…
Judge denies city’s request to dismiss lawsuit over alleged maintenance issues at Lawrence Municipal Airport
A judge has denied a request by the City of Lawrence to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a longtime pilot claiming the city hasn’t properly kept up some airport infrastructure. Great Planes Inc., which operates an airplane hangar and offices…
Ordinance changes to allow newly elected officials to take office earlier
With a change from the Kansas Legislature this past session, local governments across the state now have the option of deciding if they want elected officials to take office between Dec. 1 to the second Monday of January following the…
Wichita police, law enforcement to host community discussion event
The Wichita Police Department will host a community-wide event Saturday, November 23, to hear feedback from citizens about law enforcement. At the event, "What's Going On and What More We Can Do", police officers and other criminal justice leaders will…
Hutchinson police, community gift man with new electric scooter
The Hutchinson community is going above and beyond to help one of its citizens. Last week, we told you about how Morgan Gibson and Nick Longhofer helped officers get a man home after his electric wheelchair miles away from home.…
USD 506 touts low high school dropout rate
At November’s regular meeting of the Labette County USD 506 Board of Education, Superintendent John Wyrick presented an overview of the area high school graduation rates. Wyrick stated Labette County High School is at the top of this list, as…
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