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Overland Park shifts ward boundaries to compensate for booming population in southern part of city
The continuing development boom in southern Overland Park has prompted the shifting of city council boundaries to add more territory to the wards in the northern part of the city — a factor that will come into play in this…
Former county employee appeals contract decision
A former Leavenworth County employee whose contract was ruled to be invalid is appealing that decision. The notice of appeal was filed Monday by an attorney for Tamara Copeland. The decision by Senior Judge Edward Bouker that found Copeland’s contract…
Joyce tabbed Finney County treasurer
Trista Joyce has been named the new Finney County Treasurer after she was appointed by the Republican Party on Wednesday evening. Joyce is an accounting supervisor at Golden Plains Credit Union currently and has numerous years of living in Finney…
Other Shawnee Mission area cities plan to look at LGBTQ+ protection ordinances, but no firm plans are set
With Prairie Village and Mission’s passage of non-discrimination ordinances that provide legal protections for LGBTQ+ individuals last month, some local advocates are keeping a close eye on whether other Shawnee Mission area cities will follow suit. And it appears the…
Airbnb increasing Wichita presence, but is that bad for hotels?
With Airbnb reporting that stays nearly doubled in Kansas from 2017 to 2018, the home-sharing service is clearly growing its slice of the hospitality pie. Does that mean, however, that hotels and motels are losing out on revenue? According to…
Wichita Fire Department’s Engine 6 off duty as city looks to put grant money elsewhere
As of January 1, 2019, Wichita Fire Department’s Engine 6 is off duty. It’ll sit at an east Wichita fire station shared between the city and Sedgwick County next to a city squad unit and a county fire engine. “We…
Financial concern raised as Hillsboro hospital falls behind on utility payments
The hospital hasn't paid utilities for October, November or December. Hillsoboro City Administrator Larry Paine says it is behind more than $28,000 "If this continues and we never get paid, that becomes a problem" Paine says.... He says the hospital…
‘We started together, we end together’: WPD recruit class has near record number of women
New faces will soon be hitting the streets in Wichita. Wichita Police Department's latest class of recruits will graduate next month. Officials say this group will add even more diversity to the department. They say this is the largest group…
Parsons to check into wind farm
A city official will attend a Neosho County Commission meeting Friday morning to try to gather information about the effects of a planned wind farm. City Attorney Ross Albertini will go to the meeting, and City Manager Debbie Lamb and…
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