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Sales tax renewal easily passes in KCK
The renewal of the three-eighths-cent sales tax for public safety and infrastructure easily passed in Kansas City, Kansas, on Tuesday, Aug. 7. The sales tax renewal was approved by 60 percent of the voters here, according to statistics from the…
Wichita gets nearly $1 million grant for school security
The Wichita school district plans to use a nearly $1 million grant to improve security at its schools this year. The improvements will include upgrading classroom doors that can lock from inside, adding cameras, and buying more metal detectors. The…
Kansas Attorney General Opinion 2018-9: Duties of Chief Engineer responsibilities in proceedings for Local Enhanced Management Areas
Kansas law does not require any additional procedural steps to be taken when the Chief Engineer of the Division of Water Resources retires or resigns from that position during proceedings to designate a local enhanced management area. (Read more: Kansas…
‘If you don’t do that, you will die;’ seniors seek more county funding for centers
Sedgwick County senior citizens were out in force Thursday night to demand more money for senior centers that they say help them stay in their homes and stay alive. Dozens came to the County Commission podium to tell their stories…
JoCo leaders support election official despite prolonged delay releasing vote results
Johnson County commissioners voiced full support Thursday for Election Commissioner Ronnie Metsker, despite an election marred by an overnight delay in releasing voting results. “I have to compliment you and your team,” Commissioner Steve Klika told Metsker at Thursday’s commission…
Automated water meters would provide more data to Lawrence customers, allow for tiered rate plans
photo by: Journal-World Illustration Water meters and billing in Lawrence are set to get a multimillion-dollar update, paving the way for changes to the city’s utility rate structure. The city’s 2019 proposed budget, which the Lawrence City Commission is scheduled…
Topeka woman sues city over pothole injury
A Topeka woman is suing the city after claiming she fell and was injured by a pothole in the street. The lawsuit, filed Monday in Shawnee County District Court, says Amanda Counts notified the city of Topeka about a pothole…
Marion County Commission splits on transfer station
Thursday’s special county commission meeting had one item on the agenda, the Marion’s transfer station for recyclables. The project passed 2-1, but commissioner Randy Dallke had major reservations, he said. Commision chair Dianne Novak and commissioner Kent Becker voted in…
Tiny home village planned for Wichita is receiving opposition
Brady Sherman proudly walks next to land that could soon house dozens of tiny homes. He's the CEO and co-founder of MicroMansions, a community targeted for millennials and empty-nesters. “They are luxurious, energy-efficient, affordable tiny homes with a Midwest flair,"…
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