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USD 378 Riley County voters approve $15 million bond to upgrade facilities
USD 378 voters have approved a $15 million school bond that will see some much anticipated upgrades to facilities in the district. The issue passed by a margin of 810 to 505 during Tuesday’s election. Riley County Schools Citizens Advisory…
New mayor for Andover could mean change in pit bull ban
Ronnie Price was elected as mayor in Tuesday's election. When he takes office in January, changes could come to the city's current ban on pit bulls. It's been illegal to own a pit bull in Andover city limits for the…
Olathe events range from books sales to Bass Summit
New, modern scoreboards are coming to stadiums in the Olathe School District, and they will be financed by sponsors in the business community. The boards are to be installed next spring at the Olathe District Activity and College Boulevard Activity…
‘It’s a mess’: JoCo intersection one of most dangerous in KC area. $10M should help
Johnson County commuters could eventually get some relief while traveling on one of the worst bottlenecks in the Kansas City area — an intersection with a crash rate 11 times higher than the national average. The U.S. Department of Transportation…
Food truck rules a topic in Winfield
The City of Winfield may consider changes to the city code regarding mobile food trucks as the mobile restaurants continue to increase in numbers and popularity locally. The issue came up for discussion at Thursday’s Winfield city commission work session.…
Ellis County receives $6.5 million for business corridor
Ellis County’s proposed Northwest Business Corridor got a big boost Wednesday with a $6.5 million BUILD discretionary grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation, according to a release from Sen. Jerry Moran’s office. The proposed $11 million Northwest Business Corridor…
GCCC and Finney County Economic Development Offering Workforce Challenge Seminar
Garden City Community College is partnering with the Finney County Economic Development Corporation to host a one-day seminar for employers, helping them to tackle the toughest challenges they face. The Western Kansas Workforce Challenge will be held on Wednesday, Nov.…
Newton approves Sunday alcohol sales, S. Hutchinson votes it down
A Sunday alcohol sales ordinance was on the ballot in two Kansas communities on Tuesday, but the outcomes were very different. Newton residents approved the measure 64 to 36 percent or 2,296 to 1,293 votes. The vote comes months after city…
Pit bull vote hangs in balance
The outcome of the vote regarding a ban on possessing pit bull dogs in the city of Dighton will not be known until canvassing Monday in Lane County. In unofficial results Tuesday, 131 voters favored lifting the ban, and 124 voted no. There…
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