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Hundreds of USDA jobs headed to KC after ‘united effort’ by Kansas and Missouri
Hundreds of lucrative federal jobs are headed to the Kansas City area after the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced plans Thursday to relocate two research agencies to the region. A two-state proposal from Kansas and Missouri beat out 135 other bids…
City of Topeka to offer free vinyl siding removal workshop
Former PBS TV show host Bob Yapp on Friday evening and during the day Saturday will teach a free public vinyl siding removal workshop being sponsored by the city of Topeka's planning department.Molly Hadfield, media relations coordinator for Topeka's city…
Doggone confusing: Reports, postal changes differ
After months of claims that dogs are affecting Marion mail carriers’ ability to do their jobs, documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act indicate Marion postal workers have filed no dog complaints in two years and only three in…
2020 budget process hits busy period
t’s summer and that means the heat is turning up both outside and on the city’s budget 2020 timeline, which has a Aug. 25 deadline. While the process had its start back in mid-January with a review of the upcoming…
Sedgwick County to collect household hazardous waste
Sedgwick County residents can dispose of hazardous waste from their homes at an upcoming county waste collection event in Derby. The collection will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 22 at Calvary Baptist Church, 1636 E.…
USD 308 approves classified, administrative pay
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The USD 308 School Board in Hutchinson Monday approved pay scale increases for both classified and administrative staff members. Pay for licensed staff will be set during negotiations later this summer with NEA-Hutchinson. Under the proposal adopted…
Haven school board agrees to sell Partridge school building
HAVEN, Kan. — The Haven USD 312 School Board gave approval to sell the Partridge Elementary School building during Monday’s meeting. After several months of negotiations, the board agreed to sell the vacant school to Plainview Church for $100,000. The…
County finds protest petition on NextEra project valid
The Reno County Commission accepted a determination Tuesday that it will require a unanimous decision by their board to approve a permit for NextEra Energy’s proposed wind farm in Reno County. That after a consultant and county staff established that…
Topeka city council delays vote on water division pay increase, second shift
A lengthy hearing and discussion during Tuesday’s city council meeting led council members to delay voting on a proposed wage issue involving Topeka’s water division until next week. The motion to delay passed on a 7-2 vote with Councilmen Michael…
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