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Program marks 100th year of Finnup Park in Garden City
The Finney County Museum celebrate the 100th anniversary of Garden City’s Finnup Park in a special final spring Brown Bag Lunch program on Wednesday. The program, “A Legacy of Generosity, The Finnup Family’s Lasting Contributions to Garden City and Finney…
City of Topeka’s process for picking street project contractor questioned
Topeka’s city government is receiving criticism for the way it chose the company to which it anticipates paying $683,000 to replace the roadway for a heavily traveled stretch of S.W. 21st Street. City officials say they followed the city’s procurement…
Groundbreaking held for $48 million Expocentre renovation project
The Kansas Expocentre is Shawnee County’s community meeting space, where its citizens have hosted dignitaries, thrilled to the Cirque du Soleil and “shared our sorrows when we’ve had law enforcement that’s gone down,” Shawnee County Commission chairman Bob Archer said…
TPD, ARTSConnect announce mural’s name, focus on finding common ground
In early April, the Topeka Police Department announced a large-scale mural collaboration with ARTSConnect, Topeka’s nonprofit advocate for the arts. Thursday, TPD and ARTSConnect announced the mural project’s name: “TPD Mural Project: The Common Ground.” “Common ground is at the…
Elected officials consider offering companies cash incentives from sales tax
A body of local elected officials Wednesday will consider offering $1.9 million in cash incentives to a company considering investing $9 million here while creating an anticipated 220 full-time jobs. Those officials will also consider contracting to provide $66,000 in…
The town of Wright
Before this community, which was named in honor of one of Dodge City’s founding fathers, received its post office in March 1886, the town started as a stagecoach stop. Robert M. Wright, who the town is named after, owned a…
Atchison to join regional 911 network
Atchison County residents will soon gain the ability to summon emergency help with a text message, in a new arrangement that confers various other benefits. A 5-0 vote by city commissioners at Monday's City of Atchison governing body meeting has…
Tobacco free Wichita group wants ordinance to ban tobacco in city parks
We've seen smoking bans take place in restaurants and workplaces, but what about our city parks? A local group is pushing for a city ordinance in Wichita that would prohibit all tobacco use in public green space. Play Healthy ICT…
Elected officials consider scrapping residency rule
Topeka’s governing body, consisting of Mayor Michelle De La Isla and the nine city council members, will consider doing away with the city’s requirement that all its employees be “bona fide residents of Shawnee County” within six months of their…
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