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Salina dedicates marker to local abolitionist
The City of Salina dedicated a historical marker Thursday in front of the Smoky Hill Museum to August Bondi, a local Jewish-American abolitionist who fought against slavery and for the American ideal of freedom.Jerry Klinger, President of the Jewish American…
Real or retaliation?: Sign claims 400 tiny homes for Wichita
A sign popped-up in east Wichita overnight advertising 400 tiny homes. It's by 143rd and 21st street. That is miles north, but on the same road, as a tiny homes development that was just approved to move forward last week…
Power being restored in Russell
Power is being restored in Russell, after a day without lights and air conditioning. A citywide outage was reported at 1:45 a.m. Thursday. By 5:20 p.m., a tweet from the City of Russell said power had been restored to 80%…
Sister city ambassadors arrive in Leavenworth
Though they had been in town for only a short time, two visitors from sister city Wagga Wagga, Australia, said Thursday that they were impressed with Leavenworth. Though they had been in town for only a short time, two visitors…
Citizens alert city of Parsons of feral cat problems
On a recent sunny day, a cat darted across Betty Nicholas’ yard in the 1400 block of Washington while another rested under a vehicle parked in front of her home. Before long a third cat ambled across the yard heading…
Britain-based bicyclists stopover in Chanute
Stiff upper lip, and all that. A stop Thursday night in downtown Chanute was planned long before the afternoon rainstorm. After riding for more than a month through sunshine, the damp weather was something the group of British bicyclists could…
Should clubs that let people party after hours be licensed? Wichita police say yes
The sign on the front of the squat, brick building near Harry and Woodlawn says “People’s 316 Association.” Police call it the Lion’s Den. The building used to be a popular burger joint. Now, it’s been flagged as an after-hours…
Sidewalk project progresses at Parsons Arboretum thanks to grants, donations and labor from the city
“This is a wonderful base, because below this, for 15 years we’ve put AB3 gravel and sand down to form a 6 to 8-inch base,” arboretum president Kenny Ervin said, as he snapped pictures of the workers Wednesday afternoon. The…
The Emptying Out of Rural Kansas
Earlier this year, [Corie] Brown wrote a story for The New Food Economy entitled “Rural Kansas is dying. I drove 1,800 miles to find out why.” Brown is from Kansas originally, and was aware of the state’s long, steady depopulation,…
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