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Lawrence City Manager Tom Markus announces plans to resign in spring 2019
City Manager Tom Markus has announced that he plans to resign in spring 2019. Markus, 67, made the announcement at the end of the Lawrence City Commission’s meeting Tuesday evening. In a letter to the commission, which he read aloud,…
Lawrence city leaders grateful for changes Markus made at City Hall, begin to consider next city manager
Though Lawrence city commissioners said they were sorry to hear City Manager Tom Markus’ announcement that he plans to resign, all said they are grateful for the changes he’s brought to City Hall. Markus, 67, announced Tuesday that he plans…
After pushback from neighbors, Lenexa council rejects Vistas at Canyon Creek apartment project
A group of homeowners living near a proposed apartment complex in western Lenexa gathered nearly 200 petition signatures and sent a flurry of emails to City Council members in opposition to the project, and many showed up in force at…
Overland Park moving forward with plan to install 37 new bike racks in downtown OP
Bicyclists stopping by downtown Overland Park will soon have many more places to hitch up. The city is in the process of getting 37 new racks to be distributed throughout the downtown area. Three racks would go outside the Matt…
Augusta hears about next generation of 9-1-1 call system
Augusta Department of Safety Director Bob Sage ... explained that currently when someone calls 9-1-1, the phone will ring several times while the call processes through the system. With the transition to an ESINET system, the dispatcher may answer the…
Atchison weigh skatepark plans
Progress continues on Jeremy Watkins and Pam Cline's project to provide a home for skaters around the region at Reisner Park. The couple, parents to the late Joshua Kinsman, who died in January, met with city officials, supporters and local…
Manhattan estimates flood damage to be in the millions
The City of Manhattan has come out with estimates of the damage caused by the Labor Day Wildcat Creek flood — and the cost is in the millions. Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr was on Tuesday’s edition of KMAN’s In…
Earth is finally moving at Mission Gateway. But council is delaying one more thing
Preliminary site work is finally underway at the long-awaited Mission Gateway development, but the City Council has also approved a delay in the start of a tax incentive for the project. Korb Maxwell, a Kansas City attorney working with the…
Pretty Prairie USD’s headcount surges; Haven USD’s numbers plummet
Two neighboring rural school districts in Reno County reported major swings in student numbers this year, as schools across the state conducted the annual student headcount Thursday. Haven USD 312 experienced a drop of 52 students, as its headcount went…
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