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GBCF 2019 youth grant opportunity
Golden Belt Community Foundation invites proposals for its upcoming competitive grant cycle focused on the health and well-being of youth, funded through the Kansas Health Foundation Youth Endowment and the Children’s Endowment. These funds support the health and well-being of…
Governor appoints three members to Kansas Water Authority
Governor Laura Kelly appointed three members to the Kansas Water Authority (KWA). The Kansas Water Authority plans for the development, management and use of state water resources by state or local agencies. Kelly appointed the following members: David Stroberg (R),…
July 11 ceremony proclaimed De Soto ‘the fastest town in Kansas’ for internet
De Soto is seeing the fruits of its quest to bolster internet service, after being years behind the rest of the Kansas City area. In fact, an invitation to a July 11 ceremony proclaimed De Soto “the fastest town in…
Growing our own: Community expands entrepreneurship
Two years in, members of a local task force formed to try to grow entrepreneur-led business in Hutchinson and Reno County continue to sharpen their focus on how to create paths to homegrown success. “It’s not just a technical fix,”…
Proponents mobilize to support Topeka Metro Bikes
Supporters of a bicycle sharing program set to be discontinued Dec. 1 are mobilizing in an effort to keep it alive. Meanwhile, the Topeka Metro bus service announced Monday it would hold public meetings in August to gain public input…
Electric scooters are here, Wichita, for you to rent
The company that put the bikes in Bike Share ICT became the first company to deploy electric rental scooters on Wichita streets Monday. It’s only the beginning. Zagster, based in Boston, is starting with 500 scooters in Wichita. (Read more:…
Leawood family donates 1911 home to Shawnee Town 1929
The city of Shawnee is growing Shawnee Town 1929 in the coming years, with the addition of a few “new” century-old buildings and a storm sewer system underneath a portion of the outdoor museum and downtown area designed to mimic…
Leawood council will discuss possible non-discrimination ordinance at future meeting
The Leawood City Council on Monday moved to place discussion of a possible non-discrimination ordinance granting legal protections to LGBTQ+ individuals on the agenda of next month’s city council meeting. The unanimous decision by the council came after a man…
Amended petition filed in Fire District No. 1 lawsuit
Attorneys for the Delaware and High Prairie townships have filed an amended petition in a lawsuit related to Leavenworth County Fire District No. 1. Leavenworth County is now named as one of two defendants in the lawsuit. An earlier petition…
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