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Equifest of Kansas moving to Salina in 2020
After being hosted four years in Topeka, Equifest of Kansas is moving to Salina in 2020. Justin Staten, Kansas Horse Council executive director, said there are several reasons for the move, including impending construction at the Kansas Expocentre. Other reasons…
Parsons seeks StormReady designation
The city of Parsons is preparing to be a StormReady community, a designation that could reduce fatalities and injuries in storms by sharing clear and timely details of storm or flood events. Parsons Police Sgt. Jason Ludwig said he is…
Frontenac, Arma schools included in Apollo Redesign Project
Two local school districts will be taking part in Apollo, the fourth phase of the Kansas Can School Redesign Project. Forty-one schools representing 19 districts across Kansas will take part in Apollo, including local schools, Frontenac Junior High, Frank Layden…
Reno County commissioners divided on tax abatement for local company
Reno County commissioners made no decision on whether to grant 10 years tax abatement for Wifco Steel to build a new office building on its property. The plan is to build the 5,400-square-foot office building then tear down the current…
Recycling supporters address Crawford county commission
Several local residents showed up at Tuesday’s Crawford County Commission meeting to speak in support of Southeast Kansas Recycling, Inc., which recently requested funding from the county to keep its operations up and running. Bert Patrick, of Pittsburg, said that…
City cleans storm drains to stop street flooding
Miguel Rivas has worked for the City of Wichita for close to 15 years. So it doesn't take him and his co-workers any time to clean out clogged storm drains. Once they are dispatched to a drain, they use water…
Reno County sets tentative hearing date to take up NextEra permit
The Reno County Commission has tentatively set a special meeting for May 21 to take up the NextEra Energy application for a conditional use permit for its proposed wind farm in southeastern Reno County. The meeting will start at 6:30…
City to reconsider communications tower permit
A proposal to put up a 100-foot communications tower at 513/519 S.W. Taylor remains alive, despite Topeka’s mayor and city council’s having voted 6-4 on April 2 to reject it. The mayor and council did not appropriately dispose of the…
Small tornado damages Paola church, causes cemetery damage
The National Weather Service says a tornado near the eastern Kansas town of Paola was a small one, but it was still enough to cause damage. The Kansas City Star reports that the twister with winds estimated at 80 mph…
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