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Think this May is wet? It hasn’t broken the rainfall record – yet. But it’s close.
If you think this month seems a little wetter than usual in Wichita, you’re right. We haven’t hit the rainfall record — yet. But it’s close. And there’s a good chance we could break it. The National Weather Service tweeted…
Kansas County Showing What Wind Farms Haven’t Seen Much Before: Local Opposition
Standing near the corner of his property in southeastern Reno County, Nick Egli looked east and pointed to the proposed locations for several 500-feet-tall wind turbines. Egli is standing on a grass airstrip he’s spent the last 10 years building.…
Gardner City Council revises personnel manual to allow employees to display political signs
the council approved revisions to the personnel manual to allow city employees to display political signs on their private property. The revisions also allow city employees to wear apparel displaying political badges, buttons or signs while off duty. (Read more:…
Cowley County Commission talks noxious weed killers and reimbursement for approved chemicals
Cowley County Commissioners approved including generics in their list of subsidized noxious weed killers at their Tuesday night meeting. County residents asked the board to reconsider the makeup of the list of approved chemicals so that they might be eligible…
Lyon County Commission moves forward with tower inspections
Pre-work inspections related to communications tower upgrades will soon be underway following approval by the Lyon County Commission Thursday morning. The $42,000 project includes inspections, tower mapping and structural analysis at four sites and sub-grade anchor inspections along with cathodic…
Fire District #1 of Johnson County launches additional drone capabilities
Fire District #1 of Johnson County, Kansas is expanding its capabilities in the area of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) commonly referred to as Drones. For the last year and a half Fire District #1 has had sUAS capabilities to…
Lyon County residents present road concerns brought on by recent flooding
Lyon County residents presented concerns over low water crossings on Road K7 near Olpe during a meeting of the county commission Thursday morning. Neighbors Gary Jones and Beth Ginter, who both live on the 600 block of Road K7, said…
Saline County to consider sharing Zoning Director with Dickinson County
The Saline County Commission will consider whether to approve a contract with Dickinson County to share Planning and Zoning Director Tim Hamilton, who is currently working for both counties, during a public forum beginning 9 a.m. Tuesday in Room 107…
City officials respond to article naming Fort Scott the state’s poorest city
During the Fort Scott City Commission meeting Tuesday, Director of Economic Development Rachel Pruitt reported city officials recently learned - Fort Scott made the news and not in a good way.Fort Scott was identified as the "poorest city in the…
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