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Sedgwick County Commissioners, Wichita’s Police and Fire Chiefs rappel down hotel for good cause
This afternoon, Sedgwick County Commissioners Lacey Cruse and Jim Howell will rappel down the Ambassador Hotel, 104 S. Broadway, as part of the Access the Ledge fundraiser for Project Access. The first 70 fundraisers who raised a minimum of $1,000…
Wellington police use Facebook memes to reduce theft
If you follow the Wellington Police Department’s Facebook page, you have no doubt seen the memes that show up at 9 p.m., reminding residents to lock their houses, cars and not to leave any expensive belongings in their cars. “It…
Oktoberfest coming to Liberal?
The Liberal community could have a new event to mark on the calendar in October after a presentation to the Liberal City Commission during its most recent meeting Tuesday night. Kris Musgrave and Greg Standard came before the commission Tuesday…
WPD joins hundreds of police forces partnering with doorbell-camera company Ring
The Wichita Police Department has joined a growing number of law enforcement agencies nationwide partnering with Amazon-owned doorbell camera company Ring in an effort to make neighborhoods safer. Lt. Patrick Leon said Thursday that the department’s involvement with Ring began…
McPherson City Commission annexes land and considers CID
Land development was the hot action item during the McPherson City Commission meeting, Monday morning. Commissioners first considered a motion to annex an area of land in the Eastlinks Development, Premier Subdivision and Barnstormers Development. Nick Gregory, city administrator, explained…
KDOT seeking applications
The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) is announcing a call for projects for the 2021 Transportation Alternatives (TA) Program. KDOT’s TA Program provides funding for a variety of alternative transportation projects. These include the construction of pedestrian and bicycle facilities…
Momentum 2022: Developing, retaining educated workforce key factors for community success
One of the key components to the Greater Topeka Partnership’s Momentum 2022 idea is developing homegrown talent. Doing this requires two key elements: One is creating an educated workforce, the second is keeping educated workers in Topeka. “Cities continue to…
Johnson County Mental Center offering free mental health education in schools across county
The Johnson County Mental Health Center this week announced a new program to bring mental health education to all public and private schools in Johnson County. Introduction of the digital resource, Mental Wellness Basics, is a direct result of efforts…
Overland Park in the top five in WalletHub survey
The personal finance website WalletHub has released its 2019’s Best Real-Estate Markets and a Kansas community did very well. “We looked at over 300 cities of varying sizes across the United States,” said analyst Jill Gonzalez. “A lot of Kansas…
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