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Dodge City’s Comprehensive Plan closer to completion
Feedback from the community is now being taken into consideration for the comprehensive plan project being made by Dodge City officials. City staff conducted stakeholder meetings, public workshops, utilized engagement software and a general online survey during February and March…
Overland Park committee reviews designs for proposed murals, art installations downtown
Thirty-four years ago, Overland Park was nationally recognized as the city that almost decided white was not a tasteful enough color to allow on the White Castle burger restaurants that had begun to spring up around town. Some city officials…
Haysville to launch bus service
After recently receiving a grant, the city of Haysville plans to start a paratransit bus service. The grant of $125,800 will be used to purchase a bus, as well as pay for operating costs. At the April 22 Haysville City…
$7.1 million park in Derby is a go
After years of discussion and planning, the city’s latest recreational resource, Decarsky Park, has a contract to begin construction. At its April 23 meeting, the City Council authorized proceeding with a $7.1 million contract with Multicon Construction to build the…
Flags to be at half-staff Friday for Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony
Gov. Laura Kelly has ordered flags to belowered at half staff from sunup to sundown Friday, in honor of the 37th annual Kansas Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony. (Read more: Hays Post)
Hospital town halls continue in Hiawatha
A large crowd gathered at the First Baptist Church in Hiawatha last Thursday for a town hall meeting on the hospital sales tax issue. This was No. 24 out of 29 total town halls that began the first of April…
As 2018 audits are finalized, a reminder … submit your annual continuing disclosure … or, let us do it for you.
As 2018 audits are being finalized, it's a good time to remind many local governments that they may be subject to continuing bond disclosure. Typically this applies to bond issues whose original amount was over $1 million – regardless of…
Will Shawnee get a community center with pools, gyms, more? Ballots go out this week
Drive by the yard signs and flyers in Shawnee neighborhoods or read online community forums and you’ll find a city divided this spring. The issue? An upcoming mail-in election about a proposed community center. On one side, a “Vote Yes”…
Merriam residents discuss future of historic Irene B. French Community Center
Merriam residents want to preserve the history of the Irene B. French Community Center. But what exactly that looks like for the future remains to be seen. Now that construction of the city’s new community center at Vavra Park is…
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