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USD 409 superintendent coffee sip and sit set for Friday
Atchison Public Schools stakeholders are invited to stop by and start their day with coffee and conversation in the company of Superintendent Renee Scott. Scott officially came on board to serve as the superintendent of USD 409 on July 1…
City leaders divide on plan consultant
The City of Atchison governing body saw a rare divided vote on Monday afternoon on the matter of bringing in an outside consultant to assist with the government’s long term plan for city infrastructure and improvements. ... Commissioners agree that…
Have an idea to activate the Arkansas River? Let the city know by Friday
Lots of people say they wish Wichita would utilize the Arkansas River better, and the city agrees. “We’ve been wanting to activate the river,” says Troy Houtman, director of the Park and Recreation Department. The question, he says, is, “What kind of…
Overland Park becomes largest city in Kansas to add LGBTQ protections
Despite lingering skepticism about the strength of a city-level nondiscrimination ordinance, Overland Park officials on Monday agreed to prohibit discrimination against the LGBTQ community. The vote came on the eve of the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday hearing arguments over…
City manager: ‘Quivira water impairment claim should have little effect on R9’
The Kansas Department of Agriculture Division of Water Resources (KDA-DWR) will host two public meetings on Monday, October 21, 2019, to share information related to upcoming action responding to the impairment complaint by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on…
City of Phillipsburg names new Community Development Director
The Phillipsburg City Council recently hired Phillipsburg native Scott Aust as the city’s new Community Development Director. A 1985 graduate of Phillipsburg High School, Aust earned a bachelor’s degree from Fort Hays State University. For more than 20 years Aust…
Kansas governor launches design of economic development strategy
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly says she’s launching the state’s first formal strategy in 30 years to strengthen economic development. Kelly pledged Monday to work with industries and economic development specialists to write a comprehensive plan to speed economic growth. A…
Leavenworth County eyes comprehensive plan
The process for creating a new comprehensive plan for Leavenworth County continues. And those who are involved in the process held an open house last week for members of the public. Krystal Voth, deputy director of the Leavenworth County Planning…
Law Enforcement Center lobby new look celebrated
The final touch, at least for now, of a new display in the McPherson Law Enforcement Center came this week — a plaque acknowledging the work of those who created a display of Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run T-shirts…
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