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St. John grocery store opens for business
Loyd Ratts cruised down the aisles of White’s Foodliner in St. John, Kansas, and thought of his childhood. Ratts was the first customer of the new grocery store, which opened Wednesday morning. The grocery store is the two-year culmination of…
Chanute Chief of Police and Neosho County Attorney address concerns about homeless camp north of Chanute
Why are there so many people living in tents on the north side of town and why won’t the police do anything about it? Is there criminal activity going on there? According to Chanute Chief of Police Raymond Hale, both…
Wichita City Council extends deadline on Downtown Hilton after pool takes 8 months
The developers of the Hilton Garden Inn in Downtown Wichita asked the city council for an extension on its project completion date and the ability to get more money after a late-addition rooftop pool shut down the project for eight…
Wichita’s new ball park expected to fit thousands more fans than Lawrence-Dumont
By the end of the year, Lawrence-Dumont Stadium will be a pile of rubble, clearing room for a ball park that will fit thousands more fans, according to a draft agreement awaiting city approval. Wichita’s yet-to-be named stadium will have…
New Hutchinson police chief begins duties Wednesday
The new police chief for the city of Hutchinson begins his duties Wednesday. Jeff Hooper will take over the department from Dick Heitschmidt, who recently retired. Hooper has served as a captain with the joint Riley County-Manhattan Police Department. That…
Is there hope for Brookridge? OP Council raises serious doubts about incentives
The fate of the massive Brookridge golf course redevelopment remains in serious doubt after the Overland Park City Council decisively trounced a proposal Monday night to negotiate tax incentives to make the project a reality. The Council voted 8-4 against…
Before divided crowd, PV council advances LGBTQ anti-discrimination policy
The City of Prairie Village is advancing a proposed LGBTQ anti-discrimination ordinance after hearing from more than two dozen residents and other speakers Monday night, most of them in favor of the measure. The City Council voted 9-3 to schedule…
Blanchard, Salina city commission discuss sanctioning of former commissioner during meeting
For more than an hour, the Salina City Commission and former commissioner Jon Blanchard discussed whether or not Blanchard should have been sanctioned while on the commission. Commissioners at the time voted 3-2 to reprimand Blanchard for releasing unredacted documents…
Finney, Scott and Kearny counties considering Extension district
Representatives from Finney, Scott and Kearny counties met last week to discuss potentially districting their and Wichita County’s Kansas State University Research and Extension offices, a decision that would combine the resources of the four offices under an area governing…
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