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USD 308 Board to consider further improvements to sports complex
The Hutchinson USD 308 School Board will consider further improvements to the USD 308 Soccer complex during Monday’s meeting. The district wants to make improvements to more fields and the one baseball practice field. The project includes regrading the fields,…
Hutch USD 308 to consider soccer fields upgrade
The Hutchinson Unified School District 308 Board of Education will consider at its 6 p.m. Monday meeting at the Administration Center, 1520 N. Plum St., a proposal to spend $392,356 on a soccer practice fields renovation project. This represents Phase…
Work begins at future King of Freight office building in WaterWalk
After sitting vacant since Gander Mountain closed in 2017, the riverfront WaterWalk building will soon have some movement inside. A building permit recently pulled by JACO General Contractor Inc. shows that $500,000 of tenant improvements are about to begin at…
‘Annexation bonanza’ as city adds 500 acres
The city of Gardner, in what one councilmember described as an “annexation bonanza,” annexed almost 500 acres of land south of Interstate 35 during a council meeting Oct. 7. The city also approved a major development agreement with a developer…
Lawrence high school student takes a seat on city advisory board, with a mission to save the environment
Lawrence now has its own teenage environmental advocate calling for action to address climate change. But unlike Greta Thunberg — the Swedish girl who has traveled around the world to spread awareness about the dangers of global warming — Morgan…
Manhattan wants to ban vaping inside future vape shops
The majority of Manhattan City Commission wants ban vaping in public parks, but commissioners are divided on whether to allow vaping in current and future e-cigarette shops. Commissioners provided feedback Tuesday on signage, fines and their overall thoughts about vaping…
Park City appoints new city clerk
On Oct. 8, the Park City council unanimously approved Marlo Rugg as the new city clerk. She is a Park City resident and was already a city employee. Rugg has served as the city's payroll and benefits clerk since May…
Realtor group begins to worry about Lawrence’s growth policies; home sales forecast to decline slightly in 2020
Don’t expect Lawrence’s real estate market to regain its bounce in 2020, a Wichita State economist told Lawrence Realtors on Thursday. A slight decline is more likely for the number of home sales next year. Stanley Longhofer, director of the…
Emporia to revisit utility increases
Emporia City Commissioners may revisit utility rate increases that are set to go into effect next year. Commissioners had approved what amounted to an overall 8 percent increase in city utilities — water, sewer and trash — that would amount…
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