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Leavenworth County still in running for USDA agencies
The Kansas City region is one of three finalists in the search for a new home for two U.S. Department of Agriculture agencies. And this means Leavenworth County is still in the running to serve as the new headquarters for…
Hutch City Council in agreement concerning federal grant for Woody Seat project
The Hutchinson City Council wants public works to draw up a proposal for federal funds for a major construction project involving Woody Seat Freeway. The city recently received the results of a study on how to deal with the traffic…
Reno County Commission gives letter of support to day care facility to open in old Buhler elementary school
Something that the Buhler school district has been wanting to do with an old elementary school has gained support from the Reno County Commission. The commission approved a letter of support for the proposed Obee Day Care Center and the…
Saline County hires Emergency Management Director
Saline County has hired Michelle Barkley to be its next Emergency Management Director. She will begin her new position May 13. Barkley graduated from Kansas Wesleyan University with a degree in Emergency Management and minors in Criminal Justice and Unmanned…
Utility rates to be discussed in work session tonight at Newton City Hall
For those who get fired up or are curious about local utility rates, tonight they will have the opportunity to see the subject discussed by the City Commission at a work session tonight at 7 p.m. at City Hall. City…
With new apartment buildings set to open, Overland Park will launch pilot program on multi-family recycling
Overland Park is taking a serious look at whether apartment and other multi-family project owners should be required to provide their residents with recycling. The city council voted Monday to begin a one-year pilot project to explore the pros and…
Parsons City Commissioners agree to pursue $25M road grant
Parsons will spend $30,000 for assistance in designing a proposed $25 million highway project that would use federal funds. After discussing the details of the proposal in a Thursday work session, city commissioners quickly approved an agreement with transportation planning…
Extra penny of sales tax OK’d for Wanamaker retail district
The company that owns multiple retail properties at the southeast corner of S.W. 17th and Wanamaker Road will be allowed to raise the sales tax customers pay there by 1 cent, and to use the revenue to help finance renovation…
More than 200 protest petitions filed against NextEra plan by Tuesday’s deadline
More than 200 protest petitions were filed by Tuesday’s 5 p.m. deadline in opposition to NextEra Energy’s proposed wind farm in southeast Reno County, incliuding a 2-inch thick stack submitted last Friday. Officials in the Reno County Clerk’s office, where…
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