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Do the small discount stores help or hurt communities?
As small discount stores proliferate across the state and country, some communities are taking a hard look at the economic and social impact of those businesses. In February 2018, the Buhler City Council voted against rezoning an area across the…
Coffey County Hospital holds free Alzheimer’s education series
Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia affect nearly all families at some point. Coffey County Hospital brings a free 12-session program for anyone who wants to learn more about memory disorders and caring for a loved one. Experts at the Alzheimer’s Association…
New Great Bend Deputy Fire Chief settling in
The Great Bend Fire Department added a new position last month as Brent Smith was hired to be the Department’s first Deputy Fire Chief. Smith comes to Great Bend after spending 16 years with the Sedgwick County Fire Department where…
Jana’s Campaign receives $30,000 grant from Sunflower Foundation
Jana’s Campaign announced the week the award of a $30,000 grant from the Sunflower Foundation in Topeka, KS. Resources will be used to further expand and enhance implementation of our gender and relationship violence prevention education programs across the state…
KCC launches investigation into Reno County earthquakes
The Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) is collecting data and analyzing recent injection well activity in Reno County in an effort to uncover the cause of a series of earthquakes in the Hutchinson area. Amid damage reports and a concern for…
Volunteers put an added touch to the operations at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center
Many who visit Hutchinson Regional medical Center see them and are in contact with them, but may not know just how much work they put in. It’s the hospital’s Volunteer Auxiliary. The program has 92 volunteers who work in various…
Junction City Police Chief Dan Breci will retire in September
Junction City Police Chief Dan Breci will wrap up a three-year stint as the leader of the JCPD when he retires on Sept. 20. He has worked in law enforcement for 46 years including nearly 20 years with the Junction…
Pool in Ellis unlikely to be ready for next summer’s swim season
After the sudden closure of the Ellis City Pool, the Ellis City Council was hopeful construction on the new pool would begin quickly enough so the pool could open at the start of the swim season next summer, but Lamp…
Volunteers in Policing program aims to make Wichita riverfront friendlier
"I wanted to help them make this community safe," said Pat Brown, one of nearly a dozen volunteers helping police in a new citizens patrol program. It's a pilot program the city rolled out Wednesday afternoon. The Volunteers in Policing…
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