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City of Manhattan to administer 2019 survey
How do you like Manhattan? You might get a chance to let city officials know as they roll out the 2019 Community Survey. City administration will be randomly sampling about 5,000 households to receive an invitation to participate in the…
Wichita working to ensure drainage system ready for floods
How is the city working to tackle those drainage issues - and how can you help? Areas like 1st and Bleckley have been problems for years. That area is near Hyde Elementary and Robinson Middle School. The drainage system is…
Kansas tax on groceries among highest in nation. Why that’s not changing anytime soon
Kansas would still tax food more than just about anywhere else in the United States, even if a proposed reduction before the Legislature becomes law. For all the talk among lawmakers this year about taking a bite out of the…
A really close neighbor: Affordable housing board interested in allowing two homes to be built on single city lot
Members of the city’s affordable housing board want to allow two homes to be built on one lot as long as at least one is designated as an affordable home or rental. As part of its meeting Monday, the Affordable…
Lawrence City Commission to review city manager applicants
The Lawrence City Commission will hold a two-hour executive session instead of its regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday. The session will last approximately two hours and will be used to discuss applicants for the city manager position. There are no other…
Huge Islamic center planned for south Overland Park. Neighbors aren’t happy
A plan for the Islamic Center of Kansas to construct a multi-faceted religious facility for Muslims from both sides of the state line gained preliminary approval from Overland Park planning commissioners Monday. But its location near West 163rd Terrace and…
McPherson City Commission tries new meeting time
The McPherson City Commission will try something new in April. They will be holding their meetings at 5:30 p.m. rather than 8:30 a.m. in an effort to be more accessible to the community. The April 1 meeting will be at…
New proposed transit: Round trips from Salina to Manhattan for $4
A new transit could be coming to Salina that will make traveling to Manhattan and other communities more cost efficient. “I go to Manhattan probably every weekend, especially in the Fall,” Kansas State Salina student Joseph Morse said. “I buy…
Brown County Commission votes in sales tax resolution for hospital
The Brown County Commission voted 2-1 Monday morning to pass a resolution that would set a special election to implement a half-cent county-wide retailers sales tax for 10 years with proceeds to benefit the Hiawatha Community Hospital to provide health…
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