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Wells launches write-in campaign for Wichita mayor
Lyndy Wells, third-place finisher in the August primary, announced his write-in candidacy Thursday for the upcoming mayoral election. And he’s convinced he can win, he said. “I am confident that I can win this. Otherwise, I would not do it.…
A new life found: Five siblings came to Newton on an ‘Orphan Train’
Don Schroeder had quite a story to tell this week at Newton Public Library, one he told in front of a standing-room-only crowd. His father, John A. Lingenfelter, was one of five children who were treated at Bethel Deaconess Hospital…
Hutch trail system to expand
Hutchinson’s trail system will add a link. ... According to a memo by City Director of Parks and Facilities Justin Combs, the new concrete trail will extend approximately a thousand feet from the playground to the east, on the south…
Wichita middle school technology teacher receives national award
Wichita Public Schools announces a national award for a middle school technology teacher. Stephen Smith, a technology teacher at Allison Traditional Magnet Middle School will receive a Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST), the district says.…
USD 428 trying to get bond information out to everyone
After Terry Wiggers with SJCF Architecture passed along survey results from what voters liked and disliked about a failed $44.87 million school bond, many of the USD 428 Board of Education members were surprised that some residents were not aware…
Fort Scott city officials visit Nation’s Capitol to encourage legislators to invest in community
Fort Scott city staff visit the Nation’s Capitol encouraging legislators to invest in the community. The Community Development Director, Robert Uhler says the trip was to raise awareness about the Southeast Kansas town at both a state and federal level.…
City of Fort Scott applies for development grant to promote city expansion
The city is looking get a Community Development Block Grant. It’s given to communities across the state of Kansas to enhance livability by providing financial, technical or business assistance. If the city gets the grant they plan to use it…
Hospital debt wiped clean; use-tax issue appears resolved
South Central Kansas Medical Center’s staff can breathe easier now that a $1,313.005 debt to the city has been officially removed from the books. Arkansas City Commissioners passed a resolution Tuesday canceling all the hospitals debt obligations to the city…
City turns down proposal from rural electric cooperative
The Wellington City Council, during its Oct. 15 meeting, voted to deny a rural electric cooperative’s proposal for a franchise agreement with the city in which the coop would supply utilities to territory recently annexed by the city. The property,…
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