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Great Bend recognizes outgoing councilmembers; new council will be fairly “young”
The refresh button will be hit again when the Great Bend City Council next meets on January 21. Monday night, Great Bend City Administrator Kendal Francis thanked the three outgoing councilmembers who did not seek reelection in the 2018 election.…
Aldi proposes making $60,000 donation for art in Roeland Park instead of incorporating piece into new store project
The Roeland Park city council on Monday gave tentative approval to allowing Aldi to provide a $60,000 arts donation in lieu of incorporating an art piece into the teardown/rebuild efforts for the store located at 4801 Roe Blvd. The item…
County Commission hears about ‘Women in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, mathmatics) Week’
Miss Augusta 2019, Sierra Marie Bonn, appeared before the Commissioners to officially introduce herself and her social initiative, “Let’s Go Full STEAM Ahead” to the Board of Butler County Commissioners. “Let’s Go Full STEAM Ahead” was founded to promote science,…
Grant would connect hike, bike trails in Winfield
A grant the RISE Cowley coalition wants to apply for could provide funds to expand and connect the City of Winfield’s biking and hiking trails. Improving trails was identified as a way to increase physical activity through last year’s Community…
Douglas Design District names executive director
The Douglas Design District has a new face. Renee Duxler has agreed to become the executive director of the nonprofit civic organization, which includes more than 100 member businesses in the district on downtown Wichita's east side. Duxler, a Wichita…
Public weighs in on Century II’s future
Four District Advisory Board Meetings on Monday night, focused on the future of Century II in Wichita. For nearly eleven months, a committee of volunteers have weighed options about the facility’s future. Committee members said they found significant damage to…
Kansas embraces unconditional housing program for mentally ill
Kansas officials see a solution to chronic homelessness and the burden placed on state institutions, jails and law enforcement in the work of a psychiatrist who believes mentally ill people can help themselves without any strings attached. The idea is…
With multiple concerns, Great Bend says ‘no deal’ to lease agreement
The City of Great Bend owns real estate located on Southeast 10 Road, just south of and east of the Arkansas River Bridge. This land was acquired in the late 1960s or early 1970s and was formerly occupied by Abram…
Johnson County provides courthouse history
Since the creation of Johnson County in 1855, the county court system has occupied three different facilities. The current building has housed the Tenth District Court of Kansas for more than half a century. In the beginning, Johnson County used…
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