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Chanute hears estimates on fiber optic
Chanute city commissioners heard cost estimates at Monday evening’s meeting to provide fiber optic bandwidth to two neighborhoods that have requested it. James Lightfoot, president of the Oklahoma City engineering company ACRS, presented information on designs to deploy the fiber…
Park Board rejects only bid to buy MacDonald Golf Course
MacDonald Golf Course won't be sold after all. In a unanimous vote on Monday, Wichita's Park Board decided to reject the only offer it received to purchase MacDonald Golf Course. The offer, submitted by GreatLife Golf & Fitness out of…
Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office lowers age for detention deputies
The Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office is lowering its age to be a detention deputy in hopes of reaching more applicants. Before anyone applying for a position at the Sedgwick County Detention Facility had to be 19 years old. That age…
Shawnee County Commission denies request for bed and breakfast with event center
Shortly after the Shawnee County Commission on Monday morning voted 2-1 to reject his conditional use permit request for a bed and breakfast and event center on land at 3521 S.E. Paulen Road, all Rod McCollum could do was shrug…
Wichita seeks Amtrak service, county shows hesitance
Wichita officials are pushing for Amtrak to restore rail service in the city that hasn’t had a passenger train service for nearly 40 years, but Sedgwick County officials aren’t ready to embrace the plan. Bringing back the rail service is…
Lawrence Humane Society asks city to allow catch and release of feral cat colonies
The Lawrence Humane Society wants the city to consider allowing colonies of feral cats to live in the city as long as the cats have been vaccinated and spayed or neutered. Currently, allowing cats to roam free is against city…
Sedgwick County among 16 Kansas counties who are recipients of $900K funding to address opioid crisis
A statement from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) says approximately $900,000 has been awarded to county health departments to address the opioid crisis in Kansas. The funding comes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Opioid…
New Sedgwick County tag office opens Monday in a former pool and patio store
If you need new license plates for your car this week, make sure you go to the right place. Three tag offices closed Friday and a new office opens on East Kellogg at noon on Monday. Drivers from north and…
Up to 10,000 City of Topeka customers possibly affected in potential cyberattack
The City of Topeka said Monday it has been a potential victim of a cyberattack and has identified up to 10,000 customers who may have been affected by the data breach. City spokeswoman Molly Hadfield said Monday the city was…
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