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Wamego Tulip Festival held as city kicks off spring
This year’s 32nd annual Wamego Tulip festival marked the third year helping organize for Wamego Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Daryn Soldan. He’s been attending since he was a child. Tulip Festival Volunteer Sarah Pacheco, who was at the…
USDA Accepting Applications to Fund Rural Broadband Services
Technology usage generally requires a robust broadband connection that many communities in rural America currently lack. The Agriculture Department hopes to strengthen and expand those weak broadband services and infrastructures through the recently established loan and grant-based ReConnect Rural Broadband…
Crawford County told to quickly relocate sewer line for Highway 69 expansion project
The Crawford County Commission approved a $36,000 contract with Earle’s Engineering and Inspection, Inc. at its Friday meeting for the first phase of a project to relocate a sewer line in the Franklin area to facilitate work by the Kansas…
Neosho County urged to make decisions on wind project
Possibly growing weary of weekly Thursday night meetings and months of discussion, supporters have started calling for decisions to be made soon on the proposed Neosho Ridge Wind energy project. At least one concerned southern Neosho County resident, however, told…
Butler County Commission denies CUP for AT&T
Citing the vagueness of “substantial evidence” the Board of Butler County Commissioners voted to deny a request for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) on Property Located at 4819 SW Santa Fe Lake Rd. Towanda. On Feb. 26 the Board of…
Airplane operator sues city over alleged maintenance issues at Lawrence Municipal Airport
An airplane operator at the Lawrence Municipal Airport is suing the city of Lawrence, claiming that the city hasn’t properly kept up some airport infrastructure and that disrepair damaged one of the company’s airplanes. Great Planes Inc., which operates an…
Harvey County Commissioners agree to make changes to Prairie View board
The Board of Harvey County Commissioners will change the process for how it makes appointments to the Harvey County Community Mental Health Center Advisory Committee. Instead of appointing every member to the advisory committee, commissioners agreed that they appoint one…
Overland Park man says city didn’t offer nearly enough to take his land. Court agrees
An Overland Park homeowner didn’t think the city was paying him nearly enough to take a chunk of his land and decades-old trees for a road-widening project. A court agreed with him. Appraisers appointed by a Johnson County judge determined…
New Overland Park fire station will increase coverage, help Blue Valley develop fire program
To help fill in a coverage gap in booming southwest Overland Park, the fire department is building a new station at 179th and Quivira. Overland Park Fire Station 48 will be located on the Blue Valley Southwest High School campus,…
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