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Oktoberfest coming to Liberal?
The Liberal community could have a new event to mark on the calendar in October after a presentation to the Liberal City Commission during its most recent meeting Tuesday night. Kris Musgrave and Greg Standard came before the commission Tuesday…
WPD joins hundreds of police forces partnering with doorbell-camera company Ring
The Wichita Police Department has joined a growing number of law enforcement agencies nationwide partnering with Amazon-owned doorbell camera company Ring in an effort to make neighborhoods safer. Lt. Patrick Leon said Thursday that the department’s involvement with Ring began…
McPherson City Commission annexes land and considers CID
Land development was the hot action item during the McPherson City Commission meeting, Monday morning. Commissioners first considered a motion to annex an area of land in the Eastlinks Development, Premier Subdivision and Barnstormers Development. Nick Gregory, city administrator, explained…
KDOT seeking applications
The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) is announcing a call for projects for the 2021 Transportation Alternatives (TA) Program. KDOT’s TA Program provides funding for a variety of alternative transportation projects. These include the construction of pedestrian and bicycle facilities…
Momentum 2022: Developing, retaining educated workforce key factors for community success
One of the key components to the Greater Topeka Partnership’s Momentum 2022 idea is developing homegrown talent. Doing this requires two key elements: One is creating an educated workforce, the second is keeping educated workers in Topeka. “Cities continue to…
Johnson County Mental Center offering free mental health education in schools across county
The Johnson County Mental Health Center this week announced a new program to bring mental health education to all public and private schools in Johnson County. Introduction of the digital resource, Mental Wellness Basics, is a direct result of efforts…
Overland Park in the top five in WalletHub survey
The personal finance website WalletHub has released its 2019’s Best Real-Estate Markets and a Kansas community did very well. “We looked at over 300 cities of varying sizes across the United States,” said analyst Jill Gonzalez. “A lot of Kansas…
Wichita Leaders, Community To Celebrate Improvements To 9th Street
State and local leaders will join with Wichita residents this weekend to celebrate improvements made to Ninth Street from Hillside to I-135. The $3.5 million project completed over the last year includes paving, drainage and pedestrian upgrades throughout the corridor.…
Douglas County Commission approves program to offer tax relief for homes damaged in May tornado
Some Douglas County residents whose homes were damaged during the May 28 tornado will receive tax relief from the county government. The Douglas County Commission on Wednesday approved the creation of a program that gives County Appraiser Steven Miles the…
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