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Council authorizes sale of $3.125 million in bonds
With resurfacing of three streets completed, Hillsboro city council members took steps Tuesday to work on nine additional streets. Council members approved an ordinance to designate as main trafficways Wilson St. from 1st to C Sts., 1st St. from Adams…
Clapp Golf Course to close after 106 years
WICHITA, Kan. (WBJ) - Clapp Golf Course will close Aug. 2 after 106 years, as the Wichita City Council authorized its Park Department on Tuesday to continue to look at ways to transform the southeast Wichita land into redesigned green…
Wichita considering 6-level parking garage in downtown Delano District
WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) - The Wichita city council is concerned about parking downtown with the addition of the new baseball stadium and tomorrow morning the council will apply for a federal grant to help build a parking garage. Jack Kellogg owns…
Wichita and Sedgwick County Fire departments consider merger
SEDGWICK COUNTY, Kan. (KSNW) – There is a new move to join the Wichita and Sedgwick County Fire Departments. The idea is something that has been in the works for a few years now, some of the benefits mentioned are…
Grants Awarded for Community Pools in 11 Cities
The Kansas Department of Commerce is awarding a special series of Community Development Block Grants to 11 communities across Kansas. The eligible activities in this category included a single pool of water. This can be the construction or reconstruction of…
T-Mobile sues Wichita to force City Council to allow Riverside cell tower
International telecommunications titan T-Mobile is suing the Wichita City Council, seeking a federal court order that would force the city to allow a cell phone tower in the Riverside area. The suit alleges that the city violated the federal Telecommunications…
Mission Hills adopts non-discrimination ordinance with legal protections for LGBTQ individuals
Mission Hills on Monday became the seventh city in the Shawnee Mission area to pass a non-discrimination ordinance that provides legal protections for individuals on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Mission Hills passage of the ordinance comes…
Sedgwick County considers discount card program for country’s heroes
It’s a way to give back to our country’s heroes. Sedgwick County Commissioners will consider a discount program for veterans and active military personnel. The program will provide a discount card, similar to a driver’s license, which could be used…
Seward County employees reward students with scholarships
Monday, two local students were given some financial help with their higher education. The Seward County Employee Committee rewarded its annual scholarship in the amount of $400 each to two of this year’s six applicants. Deja Webber and Kyle Benton…
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