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Secretary of State speaks to clerks about election security
Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab stopped by the Finney County Clerk’s Office on Monday, one of many visits he and his team made ahead of Tuesday’s Election Day. The visit, he said, was largely to speak to clerks about…
New numbers suggest Lawrence’s commuter population is growing rapidly
Tucked between Topeka and Kansas City, Lawrence long has been known as a town with plenty of commuters. But the city never has been able to say this before: If you live in Lawrence and have a job, it is…
Rural Kansas grass fire burns 300-400 acres; multiple agencies assist
Authorities are investigating the cause of a Sunday afternoon grass fire in Harvey County. The fire in the 3800 block of North Sand Hill Road northeast of Burrton burned about 300 to 400 acres of land, according to a media…
Facts about proposed changes to Manhattan’s Public Nudity Ordinance
The Manhattan City Commission will consider an amendment to Manhattan's public nudity ordinance at the upcoming November 5, 2019, legislative meeting. First adopted in 2003, the existing ordinance makes it unlawful to publicly display female breasts or male or female…
‘Tax guzzlers:’ Developer tax breaks a defining issue of Johnson County’s elections
When the $2 billion Brookridge Golf Course redevelopment was first proposed for Overland Park, resident Stephan Glentzer showed up to city meetings with a cardboard sign. It read, “No TIF, no OP taxes.” Five years later, he’s still carrying the…
Rooks County Health Center will have open house for new rehab center
Sunday marks the official opening of Rooks County Health Center’s new dedicated Rehabilitation Center and a key piece of the hospital’s two-phase expansion. RCH invites the public to attend an open house from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday offering tours…
Douglas Design District is at a crossroads, but not everyone is on the same street
If the Douglas Design District were a family, it would be one with the usual spats and drama. “It’s like any large family,” said Jeff Breault, who owns R&J Discount Liquor near Douglas and Hillside. “There’s going to be a…
No Douglas Design District issue is more polarizing than this one
Of all the differences of opinion in the Douglas Design District, no single issue seems to be more polarizing than the art. “I know that there’s a lot of criticism about the quality of art,” said district executive director Renee…
Irritating to some, art to most – Kansas roadside attraction preserved for the future
Two years after his death, M.T. Liggett’s legacy continues to spin, rattle and clink with the Kansas wind in a pasture along Highway 400 on the west end of Mullinville, Kansas. Since his works began appearing in 1989, Liggett’s artworks…
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