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What do the Riverfront Legacy Master Plan designs mean for Century II?
“How do we honor our past and move forward at the same time?” asks Evan Rosell with the greater Wichita Partnership. This is the question of debate for the Riverfront Legacy Master Plan. Thursday Nov. 14, Project Wichita, released five…
Over 100 years of farming history up for auction in Mulvane
It’s a glimpse into how farming in Kansas used to be done more than 100 years ago. Steam-engine tractors and other old farm parts are being auctioned off this weekend in Mulvane. Hard to think that these antique machines operated…
Will the county switch hours to match the city schedule?
Seward County commissioners are scheduled to hear from a county employee Tuesday about the results of survey work concerning possible new hours at the Administration Building. Anabel Clinesmith, who works in the county clerk’s office, recently presented a Capstone Project…
County commission to attend Nickerson city council meeting
The Reno County Board of Commissioners will attend the Nickerson City Council meeting Monday night. The board meets at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 15 N. Nickerson Street. Commission Chairman Bob Bush suggested back in October that the board meet…
Topeka mayor, council to consider scheduling term limits vote
Topeka’s mayor and city council members on Tuesday will consider giving Topekans a November 2020 ballot question vote on whether to impose term limits on the mayor and council. A proposal that would make that move will be among items…
New signs to highlight bicycle routes
Hundreds of cyclists come through the southeast Kansas region every year, new signs will help guide cyclists who are taking the U.S. Bicycle Routes 76 and 66. On Thursday in Riverton, the Kansas Department of Transportation and other organizations unveiled…
Counties, including Neosho, take on the opioid industry
More than two dozen cities and counties across Kansas have sued the opioid industry, from a small town with a population of 150 near the Colorado border to the state’s most populous county at its opposite end. More may still…
Harvey County Sheriff’s Office looking for good reads
For those being held in the Harvey County Detention Center, recreational outlets are limited. Inmates are allowed minimal time to play games, watch TV and exercise — so reading has become a big hobby for those being detained. “They always…
Hays looks into nonprofit status of WaterPACK
Faced with one nagging enemy of its longtime effort to pipe water from Edwards County, the city of Hays is looking into the nonprofit status of the Water Protection Association of Central Kansas. Known as WaterPACK for short, the group…
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