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KNEA calls on school districts to increase teacher pay
TOPEKA - The 20,000-member-plus Kansas National Education Association is strongly urging local boards of education to increase teacher salaries after the Kansas Legislature approved funding for the state's 286 school districts during the 2019 legislative session that lawmakers believe will…
Neighborhood near Big Ditch has basement flooding problems
WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) - "It's 1500 square feet down there and every bit of it's underwater, or was," said Odie Edwards about her basement in West Wichita Wednesday. The Big Ditch saved their neighborhood from flooding. But now neighbors are…
Wichita’s abandoned Joyland Amusement Park could get makeover
Wichita's abandoned Joyland Amusement Park is poised for a makeover. The Wichita-Sedgwick County Metropolitan Area Planning Commission has recommended approval for a plan that would transform the eyesore property into an outdoor event center and paintball range, The Wichita Eaglereports. The proposal…
Fund one and more follow, county learns
Having previously tapped rarely discussed funds brimming with hotel and liquor tax receipts, county commissioners faced the inevitable Monday, hearing from others making additional claims on the same money. First up was Families and Communities Together, which since 2012 had…
Split vote OK’s wind farm plan
In a meeting that lasted more than 4 hours Monday, county planning and zoning commissioners approved Expedition Wind’s application for a conditional use permit by a 4-2 vote. Planning commission members Derek Belton, Dwight Flaming, Jim Schmidt, and Glenn Thiessen…
Kansas A to Z: ‘M’ is for Mined Wildlife Area
Once the site of extensive strip mining, the Mined Land Wildlife Area (MLWA) of southeast Kansas today includes roughly 14,500 acres that have largely been reclaimed by nature, providing not only an ideal environment for fish, birds and game animals,…
Kansas A to Z: ‘O’ is for Kansas Oil Museum
EL DORADO — The Kansas Oil Museum, 383 E. Central, continues to attract visitors. It is one of the largest museums in the state with a focus on the oil industry and includes a large indoor exhibit hall along with…
Hundreds of USDA jobs headed to KC after ‘united effort’ by Kansas and Missouri
Hundreds of lucrative federal jobs are headed to the Kansas City area after the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced plans Thursday to relocate two research agencies to the region. A two-state proposal from Kansas and Missouri beat out 135 other bids…
City of Topeka to offer free vinyl siding removal workshop
Former PBS TV show host Bob Yapp on Friday evening and during the day Saturday will teach a free public vinyl siding removal workshop being sponsored by the city of Topeka's planning department.Molly Hadfield, media relations coordinator for Topeka's city…
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