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Tiny cafe in tiny Kansas town gets big crowds for its Friday-night German buffet
It might be the most Kansas experience you could have. Hop in your car on a Friday night and point it north on I-135. You’ll drive past miles of farm fields, zipping by Newton and Goessel, and after about an…
Haysville approves political sign ordinance in compliance with state law
A controversy concerning political signs in Haysville comes to a solution with the city passing an ordinance that complies with state law. In accordance with the state, yard signs can now be displayed for up to 45 days leading up…
Kansas Attorney General Opinion 2018-15: Electioneering
The mere presence of a person offering non-partisan voter assistance, or signage advertising the same, within 250 feet of the entrance to a polling place does not constitute electioneering so long as such activities do not include acts prohibited by…
City Council approves ballpark development agreement
The return of affiliated baseball to Wichita is quickly becoming less of an idea and more of a reality. The City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a ballpark development and facility-use management agreement that essentially paves the way…
ONEOK developing new gas pipeline running through Rice and Reno counties
ONEOK is in the process of acquiring right-of-way to construct a new 46-mile underground liquid gas pipeline through Ellsworth, Rice and Reno counties which will end at the company’s fractionation plant west of Hutchinson. The company so far has secured…
Lawrence-Dumont demo job awarded to Wichita firm
Bradburn Wrecking Co., Wichita, has been awarded the contract to demolish Lawrence-Dumont Stadium. Members of the Wichita City Council voted Tuesday to accept Bradburn's bid of $178,555.44 to tear down the city's 84-year-old ballpark. H. Excavating earlier this month submitted…
City-owned building being demolished in downtown Leavenworth
The demolition of a city-owned building in downtown Leavenworth has started. The city purchased the building at 301 Delaware St. in August for $52,500. City officials purchased the building with plans to tear it down. With the building demolished, officials…
Analysis: Labette County can mine, crush rock cheaper than it can buy it
A study by a Pittsburg State University graduate student concluded that it’s cheaper for Labette County to mine and crush its own road rock than it is to buy the rock from a quarry operator. The Labette County Commission paid…
FCC Says Rule Change Could Boost 5G Internet, But Critics Say It Could Hurt Rural Broadband
The Federal Communications Commission voted 3-1 on Tuesday to undo Obama-era rules intended to help small companies provide faster wireless internet service. The FCC said the decision will foster more investment and use of the 3.5 gigahertz band, a radio…
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