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Zoning, sales tax discussed at joint city/county luncheon
Lyon County Commissioners, City of Emporia officials and representatives of local emergency agencies met for a joint city/county luncheon Wednesday in the Lyon County Courthouse. City Planning and Zoning Officer Joe Foster took the opportunity to announce he and County…
Fixing water issues this week in Great Bend
It is a week of tightening up water problems in Great Bend. Broken valves have caused water leaks in streets and residents’ yards for several months near 24th Street, especially along Meadowlark Lane. For $81,401, APAC started repairs on the…
Emporia State receives $2 million aimed at deaf, autism disorders
Emporia State University is receiving more than $2 million in grants to help professionals seeking to bolster employment opportunities for people with hearing problems and autism spectrum disorders. The university says in a news release that it has one of…
Sedgwick County needs workers for this year’s election
The Sedgwick County Election Commission is in need of workers for this year's November 5th election. Officials with the Commission say they are still needing to hire 53 more people to have all positions filled. Additionally, they would like 20-25…
Coffeyville Police Department Receives JAG Grant
The Coffeyville Police Department has received grant funding from the JAG Grant program. The grant will pay for new police technology including: in-car digital video recorders, equipment for forensic evidence investigations and evidence processing, and a prisoner restraint system that…
Sedgwick County organizations receive grants for public health, safety programs
Three Sedgwick County organizations have been awarded grants to support public health and safety programs, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced today. City of Wichita Police Department will receive $95,633 to fund programs involving recruitment efforts, drug interdiction, homeless and…
Former Topeka city administrator John Arnold dies at 79
John Arnold had already spent 17 years as city manager of municipalities in Colorado, California and North Dakota when then-Mayor Joan Wagnon hired him as Topeka’s chief administrative officer in 1998. Having Arnold as her CAO made running Topeka’s city…
County OKs project to improve stretch of S.E. 45th
The roughly half-mile stretch of S.E. 45th Street just south of Lake Shawnee will be transformed in 2021 from a two-lane road with open ditches on either side to a three-lane road with curbs and gutters, storm sewers and sidewalks…
Overhead work closes Santa Fe Avenue in downtown Salina Thursday
A portion of Santa Fe Avenue will be closed Thursday as construction in the downtown area continues. The City of Salina said an overhead structure at Phillips Plaza will be erected Thursday, causing the closure of Santa Fe from Iron…
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