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Shawnee County to acquire more than $550,000 worth of playground equipment
Swings, slides and climbing walls are among more than $550,000 worth of playground equipment Shawnee County will soon acquire for 11 local parks. Commissioners Bill Riphahn, Kevin Cook and Aaron Mays voted 3-0 Thursday to approve an arrangement through which…
Painting the town
Young artists are painting the town — literally. In recent years, young artists have been working with some seasoned artists to create murals throughout the Sabetha community and in Sabetha schools. For several years, murals and inspirational painting has been…
Wellington women featured on USA Today website in ‘Taste of Wichita’ article
Two Wellington girls are featured in a national publication! The Brown Box Bakery and Board and Brush, owned and operated by Wellington residents Tami McCue and Ginger Wilson, were featured in USA Today Travel’s article “Taste of Wichita: The Best…
County to consider $6.8 million radio system
Miami County Commissioners are poised to consider purchasing a $6.8 million 800 megahertz radio system from Motorola to replace a VHF radio system that has caused heartburn for many first responders, dispatchers and other county officials. The conditions of the…
Regents name Jay Golden 14th president of Wichita State University
Today the Kansas Board of Regents voted to name Dr. Jay Golden as the 14th president of Wichita State University. “The regents are excited to announce Dr. Jay Golden as the next president of Wichita State University,” said Regent Shane…
Fed cuts interest rates, but indicates a pause is ahead
The Federal Reserve approved an expected quarter-point interest rate cut Wednesday but indicated that the moves to ease policy could be nearing a pause. In a vote widely anticipated by financial markets, the central bank’s Federal Open Market Committee lowered…
Landfill fire impacts air quality in McPherson
The McPherson Fire Department continues to monitor air quality after a fire at the landfill began Sunday. On Sunday, the McPherson Fire Department received a report of a fire at the landfill, located at 1431 17th Ave. When the fire…
City employees will support Operation Holiday with “No Shave November”
The Derby Police Department, along with other city employees, will participate in “No Shave November” to raise funds for Derby Operation Holiday. In order to sport a full beard from Nov. 7 to Dec. 7, city employees will need to…
Not forgotten: Years-long effort helps preserve county’s history
Not long ago, many of the county’s citizens worried that its history was being lost. Old cemeteries and burial sites were plowed over to make way for farms. Records of the area’s early settlers were often lost, destroyed, or simply…
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