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Great Bend school bond issue is in the hands of the voters
The USD 428 Board of Education moved ahead with sending a nearly $42 million school bond issue to the voters after passing the finalized proposal at Monday’s meeting. The outcome will be determined by registered voters within the Great Bend…
USD 309 Nickerson School Board to consider bonds
The Nickerson USD 309 School Board will seek approval of a resolution tonight that will officially kick off efforts to pass a major facilities improvement bond issue. The board recently approved a $29.9 million bond proposal for improvements to district…
This Might Be The Last Summer Garden City Swimmers Enjoy Their Enormous Pool
Every summer since 1922, locals and tourists have flocked to Garden City’s Big Pool. Once promoted as “the world’s largest outdoor free concrete municipal swimming pool,” it holds around 2 million gallons of water. “Holds” might now be an overstatement.…
Kansas A to Z: ‘J’ is for Little Jerusalem Badlands State Park, south of Oakley
The anticipated opening of the Little Jerusalem Badlands State Park this year in western Kansas highlights the state’s 2019 travel season. Kelli Hilliard, public relations and travel development manager for the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism, said the…
City considers adding limited second shift for water division workers
Topeka’s mayor and city council plan Tuesday to consider a proposed resolution aimed at greatly reducing the number of hours in overtime the city pays to water division employees who respond to scenes of water main breaks. The measure would…
Young but experienced, Wall settles in as manager
In his first month on the job, Winfield City Manager Taggart Wall said he has been most impressed by the employees. “I watched them deal with three floods in a row. They were on call 24/7, and didn’t complain about…
County to consider sponsorship naming rights for Expocentre
A proposed contract that would provide sponsoring naming rights for the Kansas Expocentre to an unspecified entity is among measures local elected officials plan to take up this coming week. The Shawnee County Commission will meet at 9 a.m. Monday…
Airport leasing at near capacity
There is good news for the Newton City Commission and Harvey County Commission — the Newton City/County Airport buildings are almost at capacity. “All but two of our buildings are currently under contract,” said Brian Palmer, director of the airport.…
New airport terminal project stalled
GARDEN CITY — Plans to build a new terminal at Garden City Regional Airport have been put on hold following news that the airport did not receive a Federal Aviation Administration grant meant to pay for the bulk of the…
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