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Wichita City Council moves forward with developers downtown plan for medical school
The Wichita City Council voted 7-0 Tuesday to move forward with a request from property owner Sudha Tokala that would help advance her plans for a potential downtown medical school. Special assessments total $12 million that are related to multiple…
Saline County rejects road reclassification following concerns
The Saline County Commission unanimously rejected a proposal Tuesday morning to reclassify 16 county roads from gravel to earth after several residents that would be affected by the changes contacted staff to discuss ways the roads are used. Two weeks…
Sunday liquor sales draw much conversation in South Hutch
The South Hutchinson City Council refused to fast-track any decision on Sunday liquor sales during Monday’s meeting despite the efforts of a few in attendance that wanted the matter passed immediately. Greg Dovel, who is opening a liquor and smoke…
Growth continues at Water District # 7 Johnson County
The start of 2019 appears to be as fast-paced as 2018. The Water District continues to move forward with projects in 2019, that were identified in previous years, that hopefully will provide water service to areas without service. The District…
How Wichita draws water from Equus Beds sparks criticism
A lot of discussion and a potential showdown with the city of Wichita could come during Tuesday’s annual meeting of the Equus Beds Groundwater Management District in Halstead. A proposal from Wichita to take water directly from river sources rather…
New acting chief named at Larned State hospital
Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services Acting Secretary Laura Howard announced today she has appointed Lesia Dipman to serve as Acting Superintendent of Larned State Hospital. Dipman has served the State of Kansas for 34 years, starting her career…
Land could be “transferred” from city to new baseball team
The City Council will decide Tuesday whether to sell land worth more than $800,000 to the team owners for development. One of the team's owners, Lou Schwechheimer, told the Associated Press that the development around the ballpark should spur economic…
Greenwood County Hospital Requests Financial Assistance To Help Until Sales Tax Funds Are Available
Greenwood County Commissioners heard a request at their meeting this week from Greenwood County Hospital representatives in need of funding to help with a Medicare payback. GWCH board member Pam Brown explained that the new half-cent sales tax for the…
Sports success at Eureka HS rallies town continuing to recover from tornado
Less than a year since a tornado tore down homes and injured people in Eureka, the town comes together around high school sports. Eureka won the 3A state wrestling tournament late last month and this weekend, sends its boys' and…
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