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Was man fired by City of Olathe for belonging to motorcycle club?
An Olathe man has filed a lawsuit claiming he was unfairly fired by the city for belonging to a motorcycle club. Larry Brown’s lawsuit was filed Wednesday in Johnson County District Court and seeks unspecified damages for his termination in…
Southeast Kansas health center to take over Mercy clinics
Four Mercy-owned health clinics in the Kansas counties of Crawford, Bourbon and Linn will be taken over by the Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas, after Mercy announced earlier this week that it's Fort Scott hospital location will close by…
Shawnee County to spend $94K to make improvements to Rueger Park softball fields
Shawnee County commissioners made a move Thursday aimed at turning south Topeka’s Rueger Park Softball Complex into a facility capable of hosting national championship tournaments. Commissioners Kevin Cook, Shelly Buhler and Bob Archer voted 3-0 to award a bid arranging…
Dodge City looks to install panhandling ordinance
City commissioners and officials have begun discussions on possibly implementing a panhandling ordinance similar to one that was put in at the city of Wichita. The discussions stem from safety issues risen from ongoing panhandling between those that are seeking…
Augusta City Council okays updates to airport leases
Augusta City staff, the City Attorney, and the Airport Advisory Board have been working several months on updating the lease agreements for T-Hangars, the Community hangar, and the tie-down spaces at the Augusta Municipal Airport. Not only has the existing…
Great Bend finding out the expense of not having an engineer
As the Great Bend City Council approved the inspection services from Kirkham Michael for the 8th Street paving construction, they received a glimpse of the expense of not having an in-house engineer. The project cost of the street construction will…
Lenexa approves hearing date for public financing request on office project south of City Center
The Lenexa City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved holding a Nov. 6 public hearing to consider a redevelopment tax-increment financing (TIF) project plan for the Vantage Point office project in the Mining TIF District which would allow the developer to…
Wichita Fire Dept. introduces new rescue dog
Wichita firefighters Thursday introduced their department's new rescue dog. Sailor is working for the Wichita Fire Department with her handler after graduating from Ground Zero, an emergency training facility in Oklahoma. The pair will work together on search-and-rescue efforts in…
Downtown bike-share program doubling in size with 100 more bicycles, new locations
The downtown Wichita bike-share program that launched last year is more than doubling its size with additional locations and more bicycles. Bike Share ICT is adding 100 more bicycles and 24 new locations in the coming weeks, said Becky Tuttle,…
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