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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…
Winfield could test out solar power
Installation of a small solar panel project will be up for approval Monday night by Winfield City Commissioners. The project is a partnership between the city, the Kansas Power Pool and solar farm designer ZeMac, LLC. The KPP will pay…
Commissioners table discussion on communications tower project
A request to construct a communications tower northwest of Emporia has been tabled for at least 30 days following a meeting of the Lyon County Commission Thursday morning. The decision came after a request was presented to commissioners by AT&T…
Mayor says community facility, continued park development forthcoming for Edgerton
Downtown Edgerton will soon boast a new gathering place for residents if plans outlined by Don Roberts, mayor, during his state of the city address come to fruition. During his address on Feb. 21, Roberts said that downtown Edgerton holds…
Hutch City Council will be asked to reject park pavilion bids for second time
For a second time, the Hutchinson City Council will have to address the proposed pavilion at Rivers Banks Orchard Park during Tuesday’s agenda session. It was back in August of last year when the council rejected bids for the pavilion…
Parsons City Commission eyes changing tobacco 21
At the request of a couple of local convenience store owners, city commissioners will considering repealing or more likely modifying an ordinance that pushes the legal age to buy tobacco and vaping liquid in Parsons to 21. The tobacco 21…
Developer to ask Wichita City Council for $12 million to begin developing downtown buildings for possible medical school
Sudha Tokala's idea of a medical school in downtown Wichita appears to be taking its first major step. Tokala, who owns five downtown buildings in close proximity, including the former Finney State Office Building, will ask the City Council on…
Century II advisory plan gains Downtown Wichita approval
The board of nonprofit group Downtown Wichita has voted to support the recommendation for a new performing-arts facility in Wichita. The group said in a press release that the vote puts the organization in agreement with the findings of the…
County approves emergency spending of $375K to seal crumbling taxiway at Johnson County Executive Airport
No doubt about it, February has been murder on all types of paved surfaces. And none more so than the runways at Johnson County Executive Airport, where the harsh weather has caused a crumbling “concrete cancer” that has made one…
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