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Johnson County faces ‘puzzling,’ ‘catastrophic’ threats of plunging revenues
Month after month, officials around Johnson County are watching the sales tax numbers come in, hoping they’ll improve. It doesn’t make sense. The economy is humming, the tax base is growing and the unemployment rate is historically low. But in…
Chief Justice Nuss to retire from Kansas Supreme Court
Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Lawton Nuss plans to retire in December, giving Gov. Laura Kelly a second appointment on the court. Nuss announced Friday that he plans to step down Dec. 17 after serving on the court since 2002…
Game wardens help rescue 2 adults, child after boat sinks on Kan. lake
Kansas game wardens helped in a dramatic water rescue Thursday in Jefferson County. Shortly after 3a.m., Jefferson County officials dispatched a Kansas Game Wardens to a reported boat that had sunk on Perry Lake with at least three or four…
Group pushing for ban on plastic bags in Wichita
Lori Lawrence with the group, "Bag Free Wichita," says one of the major concerns with the plastic bags, offered by many stores, is how many are made and the fact that their lifespan of actual use is typically small, even…
Wichita State considering adding electric scooters
WSU Police Chief Rodney Clark says they are taking a serious look at how to safely and legally allow motorized e-scooters on the Wichita State campus. "The safety of students, employees and visitors is always our top priority," Clark said…
Dodge City manager to retire in 2020
After more than 37 years with the city of Dodge City, city manager Cherise Tieben will retire by July 2020. Born and raised in Dodge City, Tieben has worked with the city since she was 16. Tieben is the eighth…
I-70 truck plaza development moving forward
Graders and dump trucks can be seen doing preliminary dirt work on a planned 40-acre truck plaza development north of Interstate 70 at Exit 157 on the western outskirts of Hays. But developers won’t start actual construction until they hear…
Painkillers flood communities – including central Kansas
In Harvey, Butler and McPherson counties, 4 million pills were sent to pharmacies and physicians in 2006, a GateHouse Media analysis of the data show. In 2012, the area received 6.8 million, an increase of 70 percent in seven years.…
Rose Hill loses water pressure suddenly; city works to investigate the cause
Butler County Dispatch confirms that several citizens have called saying there is little to no water pressure in the City of Rose Hill. The city is aware of the issue and working to find the cause, which is unknown at…
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