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City profile: Merriam small city with roots in American Indian culture
To learn more about Merriam, Kansas, go back almost 200 years and study the Shawnee Indian Tribe. Members of the Shawnee Tribe settled in the Turkey Creek basin after they moved from Ohio and Missouri to what became Kansas Territory…
Chanute makes rules for dome, tiny houses
Chanute commissioners passed ordinance amendments Tuesday evening that allow dome and tiny houses – under certain conditions. The measure proposed by the Planning Commission passed 3-2 with Commissioners Tim Fairchild and Phil Chaney opposed. Developer Bernard Neyer has proposed building…
President grants federal emergency disaster declaration for Kansas
President Donald Trump has granted a request from Governor Laura Kelly for an emergency federal disaster declaration for 18 Kansas counties affected by severe weather, heavy rains and flooding that currently is impacting the state. According to a news release…
Boeing CEO wouldn’t change growing up in Derby
Leanne Caret is president and chief executive officer of Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS), a $26 billion unit that works with customers in the U.S. and around the world. But before earning the position that requires her to travel…
Winfield sales tax decision voting slow so far
Mailed ballots deciding a sales tax vote in Winfield are coming into the Cowley County election office, but not in big numbers. As of Tuesday, 1,694 ballots had been received, or 29 percent, according to clerk Karen Madison. The ballots,…
Lenexa approves TIF financing for luxury apartments
Last week, officials in Lenexa broke ground on a new luxury apartment and office complex called the Lofts at City Center. The $14 million project is part of a massive development near 87th Street and Renner Road. The 67 apartments,…
‘In shock by the destruction’: Daylight reveals devastation of tornado near Lawrence
The morning after a massive rain-wrapped tornado tore through northeast Kansas, friends, coworkers and strangers banded together to help pick up the pieces. The daylight Wednesday morning revealed just how much devastation was done by the tornado that ripped through…
New Lenexa City Center Library to open June 2, with tours, works of art
The new Lenexa City Center Library will open to the public at 1 p.m. on June 2, when the ribbon cutting will take place. The $21.1 million library, at 8778 Penrose Lane, will be one of six library branches that…
Photo gallery: Tornadoes leave trail of damage through Lawrence, Linwood, Bonner Springs and Clay County
A tornado caused wide-spread damage after hitting Lawrence, Linwood, Bonner Springs in Kansas and Clay County in Missouri. (Read more: KC Star Local News)
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