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Clearwater weighs options for future of EMS services
The City of Clearwater met Tuesday night with residents to discuss the future of its EMS services. The public gathering comes a little more than one month since a late-January meeting at which city officials discussed how volunteers are hard…
Metallica helps Wichita’s Intrust Bank Arena break all-time attendance record
Intrust Bank Arena set a new record on Monday with the help of a thrash metal band that’s been around for 37 years. Metallica’s Monday-night crowd of 15,690 was the biggest the downtown arena has seen in its nine year-history,…
Legislators chew on food sales tax
It is not often that three legislators representing two different branches of state government, and two political parties, can agree on something. But Saturday morning there was agreement from the Harvey County delegation on one issue — sales tax on…
City of Parsons makes tobacco 21 more restrictive
Parsons city commissioners on Monday voted 3-1 to eliminate exemptions in an ordinance that made it illegal for most people under 21 to buy tobacco or vaping liquid. The change came after the request of convenience store owners to either…
South Hutchinson City Council to discuss Sunday liquor sales
The South Hutchinson City Council is meeting Monday evening with several topics up for discussion. The council will begin talking about Sunday liquor sales. According to Mayor Luke Herren, the matter came up for discussion after a new retail liquor…
Finney County commission enters into MOU for tax abatement for Livestock Nutrition Center
The Finney County Commission on Monday agreed to enter into a memorandum of understanding regarding a 10-year, 20-percent tax abatement for a new agricultural business set to bring 15 jobs to Finney County over its first two years. Livestock Nutrition…
Michael O’Donnell Found Not Guilty On 21 Wire Fraud Charges; Jury Hung On Remaining Counts
Sedgwick County Commissioner and former state Sen. Michael O’Donnell was found not guilty in federal court today of 21 counts of wire fraud related to campaign payments. O’Donnell said he was “relieved” with the verdict. After several hours of deliberation,…
Geary County Commission shuts down CVB Advisory Committee
There will no longer be a Geary County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau Advisory Committee. The Geary County Commission adopted a resolution on a 3-0 vote Monday to dissolve the committee. Commissioner Keith Ascher said the issue was discussed with members…
Lawmakers considering bill to remove transportation spending from tax lid
A joint legislative task force report on transportation has a lot of promising recommendations for the county, the director of Douglas County Public Works says. The report released in January made recommendations to guide development of a new state transportation…
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