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Frankfort get $250,000 grant
The city of Frankfort has received federal grant monies to resurface its truck route through town. The Kansas Department of Commerce announced last Thursday that Frankfort was one of 23 communities to receive a total $11 million in federal grants…
Walking trail getting extended, spruced up in Ark City
A walking trail in Arkansas City is about to get a little longer and smoother, and may even get some lights. The Poplar Walking Trail, near the U.S. 77 bypass, is also being fixed to prevent flooding. City employees are…
Mural proposed for downtown Clay Center building
One of the projects on Clay Center Action Network (CCAN)’s list from the beginning is a mural on the side of the Wardcraft Home Store at 531 Court St. The organization is requesting suggestions from the community about what they…
Labette County interested in wind project
Labette County commissioners mentioned briefly Monday that they want to learn more about the Neosho Ridge Wind project in the Galesburg area. The brief discussion was toward the end of Emergency Management Director Charlie Morse’s appointment. Morse lives in the…
Hutch council supports low-income projects
The Hutchinson City Council approved letters of support for three projects to seek low-income tax credits in a special session on Tuesday. The first was for Interfaith Housing Services to renovate the shuttered 1920-St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, 500 West 20th Avenue,…
Cosmosphere drops out of Overland Park development
The Cosmosphere will not build a satellite location in Overland Park, after all. The Smithsonian-affiliated space museum in Hutchinson had been part of the 300-acre Bluhawk development from the outset. But by this week, both the Price Brothers development company…
City of Topeka deviated from snow removal plan to aid neighborhoods
Topeka’s city government went against its established snow and ice removal plan when it plowed residential streets last week, city manager Brent Trout said Tuesday. He suggested the city may take similar steps to help neighborhoods in the future. Last…
As of Tuesday, Topeka sees 52 water main breaks in 2019
Winter weather is taking a toll on Topeka’s streets. As of Tuesday, city spokeswoman Molly Hadfield said, Topeka has had 52 broken water mains since the first of the year, an average of nearly two a day. (Read more: Political…
With no FEMA money coming, Overland Park ponders future of long-closed Turkey Creek trail section
With no federal money on the immediate horizon, it appears a decision about restoring the long-closed section of Turkey Creek Trail is back on Overland Park’s plate. The trail section near Interstate 35 and Antioch Road has been closed for…
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