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Hard Rock Hotel coming to Edwardsville
An architect’s drawing of the new Hard Rock Hotel development at Village South, 110th and I-70. The Hard Rock Hotel is coming to Edwardsville, Kansas, according to officials at Monday night’s Edwardsville City Council meeting. The 231-room hotel with a…
Kansas maps provide opportunities for education and exploration
Maps are historical references that are both interesting and informative. Besides the biennial State Transportation Map that is widely available, KDOT produces specialty maps for traffic counts, bicycles, aviation, rail, bridges, interchange designs, pavement condition, roadway functional classification, cities and…
Miami County leaders plan sidewalk repair, crosswalk creation
Miami County officials are taking action to repair the deteriorating sidewalk in front of the Miami County Administration Building in Paola and create a safe way to cross Pearl Street. County commissioners discussed the issue during a study session earlier…
Miami County Commissioners seek ways to regulate Tannerite
After hearing Bucyrus residents raise concerns about large explosions caused by Tannerite, Miami County commissioners are taking action to try and find ways to regulate the binary explosive. Monique Barnard and Steve Kerr of Bucyrus spoke during the public comment…
Chairman of Marion County Commission pursuing commission expansion
County commission chairman Dianne Novak voiced support Monday for an increase in the number of commissioners. Just before Monday’s “I have until Sept. 1 to put out a petition to get a question put on the ballot about taking the…
Adult shops concern Peabody
A request to allow adult entertainment shops in Peabody brought 40 residents to voice their concerns at Monday’s city council meeting. Mayor Larry Larsen laid out presentation rules that set the tone for the meeting. After preliminary actions, Peabody resident…
State trying new way to keep soil out of reservoirs; Kanopolis, Fall River, John Redmond and Tuttle Creek included
Kansas is taking a new approach to reducing sediment in the state’s reservoirs. The state will pay landowners up to $50 a ton for the amount of sediment they keep out of the watershed leading to a state reservoir. Kanopolis…
Osawatomie schedules public forum as concerns about trash service swirl
The stench of trash wafted across the alley into the neighbor’s backyard. Like yesterday’s garbage, concerns about people leaving trash to rot or illegally dumping it elsewhere is just one byproduct of a solid waste removal program being examined by…
Saying increase is needed for project hoped to revitalize area, Overland Park council approves 1.5% CID sales tax for Galleria 115
Amidst fears that the first big development in the College and Metcalf corridor might wither without its help, the Overland Park City Council voted Monday to increase the sales tax on retail that eventually locates in the Galleria 115 project…
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