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Rivers, creeks overflow banks after heavy rain across Kansas
At least one Kansas school district has canceled classes and many roads are closed as rivers and creeks overflow their banks. The closures come as the National Weather Service issues a flood warning for a large swath of central and…
Hoisington City Manager Jonathan Mitchell comments on how the city handled over 9 inches of rain
The city of Hoisington has received 9.35 inches of rain since last Friday. City Manager Jonathan Mitchell was live on the 7:07 News Wednesday morning on 1590 KVGB and 97.7 FM to talk about how the rainfall impacted the city…
Leavenworth County Commissioner proposes work session for funding mental health program for schools
A Leavenworth County commissioner proposed Tuesday that commissioners schedule a work session to discuss a proposal for funding a mental health program for schools. This past summer, Kim Knight, an assistant principal at Leavenworth High School, appeared before the County…
Former downtown Overland Park car wash coming down to make way for 20 new parking spaces
Demolition crews today are at work taking down the former car wash in downtown Overland Park to make way for more parking. The city purchased the former Dyna-Jet Car Wash for $600,000 earlier this year as it sought to address…
Haysville works to compromise over political signs
The issue easily took up most of the night at the Haysville City Council meeting Tuesday. "My biggest concern is the state overstepping their bounds," Steven Crum said. Crum is a Haysville city council member but also a state representative.…
New Prairie Village park will need to remove church steeple
A new Prairie Village park, soon to be under construction, will need to remove the church steeple saved from the original Faith Lutheran Church. The steeple was saved in hopes of incorporating into the new North Park. (Read more: KC…
Fort Scott receives update on fiber optics installation
Representatives of the Girard-based Craw-Kan Telephone Cooperative updated the Fort Scott City Commission on Oct. 2 on the company’s continuing plans for a fiber optic buildout within the city. In late 2017, the company began working with the city on…
Goddard moves closer towards STAR Bonds
The Goddard STAR Bond Development moved closer to fruition after the Goddard City Council passed an amendment that reassigned master developer rights for the project. Master development rights for five years were reassigned from Goddard Destination Development to Goddard Sports,…
Topeka councilwomen object to removal of vote on neighborhood funding
Topeka Councilwomen Karen Hiller and Sylvia Ortiz expressed dismay Tuesday evening that city manager Brent Trout plans to no longer let the city’s governing body vote on how to distribute financing for two programs that benefit neighborhoods. “I think it’s…
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