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El Dorado Seaman laid to rest 78 years after Pearl Harbor attacks
El Dorado welcomed home one of her native sons more than 77 years after his death. Seaman Second Class Wilbur Clayton Barrett was among the 429 Sailors aboard the USS Oklahoma in Pearl Harbor when it was struck on December…
Cowley College student designs a city flag proposal, brings it to council meeting
Chandra Pourner, a graphic design student at Cowley College, presented a flag she had designed for the city. It was a class assignment to design a flag for a city, and she chose Wellington. It is a simple design of…
Mulvane will have second citywide garage sale
This October, Mulvane residents will be able to take part in a citywide garage sale, the second in the city this year. City Administrator Kent Hixson says he believes residents held the first fall citywide sale last year. He said…
Neil Armstrong’s brother (a long-time resident of Marion and Peabody!) to lead Old Settlers Day parade
Longtime Marion resident Dean Armstrong, brother of astronaut Neil Armstrong, his wife, Kate, children, and grandchildren will lead the Old Settlers Day parade in a float designed as a space shuttle. Their grandchildren and great-grandchildren will ride on a trailer…
Group fighting to protect Century II calls it the ’most iconic structure in Wichita’
A group of people fighting to protect Century II from what they fear is an effort to tear down the iconic building in downtown Wichita met there Tuesday to advocate for remodeling the structure instead. One of the organizers of…
Lenexa continues study of Ad Astra Pool, considers options to renovate or replace on site
Preliminary data from a geotechnical analysis of Ad Astra Pool in Lenexa has found no conclusive evidence for the reason behind the pool’s perpetual maintenance issues. In a report shared Tuesday night with the city council, city staff said they…
Prairie Village looking at highest level of LEED certification for new public works facility
The Prairie Village city council this week gave preliminary direction to city staff to begin detailed planning for the replacement of the aging public works facility off Somerset Drive east of Corinth Square with new facilities that could meet the…
Sedgwick County rejects controversial home for foster youths
After a fourth lengthy debate, a proposal for a care home for foster children near Haysville has been finally rejected by the Sedgwick County Commission. Although Wednesday’s debate lasted more than two hours, the outcome was never really in doubt.…
Olathe earns four awards at Kansas Water Environment Association annual conference
The City of Olathe is proud to announce that city facilities and staff earned four awards at the recent Kansas Water Environment Association annual conference. The Harold Street Wastewater Treatment Facility was named a top Class 5 plant in the…
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