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Junction City Commission Consensus: Sell Land Bank Lots Without Specials
The Junction City Commission by consensus has decided to leave lots in the Land Bank available for sale without special assessments. Those assessments are normally used to fund infrastructure related to the lots, but the City has several hundred of…
Atchison restricts smoking, approves demolitions
Smoking on areas of land owned by the City of Atchison will be prohibited following a divided vote by its governing body on Tuesday. Resolution No. 6950, which prohibits the use of certain products within 25 feet of a playground,…
Walnut Valley Festival delayed due to wet weather
Officials at Walnut Valley Association have announced that the Land Rush for this year’s Walnut Valley Festival will be delayed till the weekend in order to allow for drying of the campgrounds. Land Rush will NOT be held on Thursday,…
New charter ordinance defines uses of transient guest tax in Leavenworth
Last week, Leavenworth city commissioners approved a charter ordinance concerning the use of funds from the city’s transient guest tax. But the ordinance has not yet taken effect because it is subject to a 60-day protest period. Assistant City Manager…
Leavenworth County Commission seeks to void entire contract, dismiss counterclaims
After a judge ruled that severance provisions of a former county employee’s contract are void, a lawyer for the Leavenworth County Commission is seeking to have the entire contract deemed void. The County Commission also is asking the judge to…
Wichita councilman asks planning commission to look at tiny home rules
A Wichita city councilman is asking the planning staff to look at city rules after a controversy sparked surrounding a tiny homes development. The 90-home development is in the works at 143rd and Harry. That was approved by the council…
Governor declares state of disaster emergency due to flooding
Gov. Jeff Colyer MD has issued a state of disaster emergency declaration for five Kansas counties affected by flooding over the weekend. Named in the declaration are Jewell, Kingman, Marshall, Pratt, and Riley Counties. Damages in these counties included washed…
Lindsborg hospital’s past, future to be highlighted
Health care has seen a number of rapid changes in recent decades, and those changes necessitated an evolution in the way hospitals were set up to treat patients. Larry Van Der Wege, administrator at Lindsborg Community Hospital, will present “75…
Overland Park is the best place in the country to raise a family, according to new rankings
With affordable cost-of-living, great schools and child care options and strong socioeconomic factors like intact families and high employment rates, Overland Park is the best place in the country to raise a family. That’s according to the 2018 installment of…
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