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July 11 ceremony proclaimed De Soto ‘the fastest town in Kansas’ for internet
De Soto is seeing the fruits of its quest to bolster internet service, after being years behind the rest of the Kansas City area. In fact, an invitation to a July 11 ceremony proclaimed De Soto “the fastest town in…
Growing our own: Community expands entrepreneurship
Two years in, members of a local task force formed to try to grow entrepreneur-led business in Hutchinson and Reno County continue to sharpen their focus on how to create paths to homegrown success. “It’s not just a technical fix,”…
Proponents mobilize to support Topeka Metro Bikes
Supporters of a bicycle sharing program set to be discontinued Dec. 1 are mobilizing in an effort to keep it alive. Meanwhile, the Topeka Metro bus service announced Monday it would hold public meetings in August to gain public input…
Electric scooters are here, Wichita, for you to rent
The company that put the bikes in Bike Share ICT became the first company to deploy electric rental scooters on Wichita streets Monday. It’s only the beginning. Zagster, based in Boston, is starting with 500 scooters in Wichita. (Read more:…
Leawood family donates 1911 home to Shawnee Town 1929
The city of Shawnee is growing Shawnee Town 1929 in the coming years, with the addition of a few “new” century-old buildings and a storm sewer system underneath a portion of the outdoor museum and downtown area designed to mimic…
Leawood council will discuss possible non-discrimination ordinance at future meeting
The Leawood City Council on Monday moved to place discussion of a possible non-discrimination ordinance granting legal protections to LGBTQ+ individuals on the agenda of next month’s city council meeting. The unanimous decision by the council came after a man…
Amended petition filed in Fire District No. 1 lawsuit
Attorneys for the Delaware and High Prairie townships have filed an amended petition in a lawsuit related to Leavenworth County Fire District No. 1. Leavenworth County is now named as one of two defendants in the lawsuit. An earlier petition…
Wichita police officer raises more than $1,000 for 75-year-old purse-snatching victim
A Wichita Police Officer is making us Kansas Proud after he helped raise more than a $1,000 to help a woman who was the victim of a purse snatching. (Source: Officer Jason Lane) Officer Jason Lane posted about the incident…
Governor appoints 3 members to Kansas Board of Regents
Gov. Laura Kelly has appointed three members to the Kansas Board of Regents. The governor’s office announced in a news release Friday her picks for the governing body of the state’s six Regents universities and other educational institutions. Her three…
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