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Former Boys & Girls Club is becoming a Family Dollar store. The neighbors are furious
The former Boys & Girls Club building at 21st and Grove is about to become Wichita’s newest Family Dollar store, and residents of the largely African-American neighborhood aren’t happy about it. City Council member Brandon Johnson broke the news on…
Augusta Historic Theatre receives honor
The Augusta Historic Theatre received an honor recently when it was named by the Western Journal as one of the Top Historical Sites to Visit in the United States. In the August edition, the publication listed 50 of its favorite…
Kansas City panel OKs rezoning for sports facility near Innovations Campus
A vacant Home Quarters store in south Kansas City is set to become the newest Elite Sports facility in the metro. The Elite Sports Mall, 5000 E. Bannister Road, would include eight indoor courts, an adult workout facility, medical offices,…
Reno County ready to help Sedgwick County deputies
When one member of your family is hurt you help. Those are words Reno County Sheriff Randy Henderson lives by, especially following Sunday's shooting that left a Sedgwick County deputy dead. "I contacted Sheriff Easter and said what do you…
Marion County gets recommendation to increase salaries
The Marion County Commission continued shoring up its policies by reviewing its plans ranging from revisiting who should have vehicles, tuition and conferences attended at its Monday meeting. In addition, representatives of the McGrath Human Resources Group, based in Wonder…
Property owner in Marion granted extension to move 8 million pounds of silage from residential area
Mike Beneke, owner of Double B Cattle of Lincolnville, was granted a 30-day extension to remove about 8 million pounds of silage from his property at 601 W. Main St., at a hearing Sept. 16. City administrator Roger Holter said…
Old downtown firehouse has new mission after culinary school cease-and-desist
A former fire station on Topeka Avenue downtown will become a shared workspace for artists and business startups after Wichita State University objected to Butler Community College’s proposal for a culinary arts school there. The Wichita City Council voted to…
Plan for strip center near JoCo school advances. But neighborhood vehemently opposed.
Neighbors of a Blue Valley elementary school turned out in force this week to oppose an adjacent commercial strip center, but the Overland Park planning commission let the proposal move forward. (Read more: KC Breaking News, Sports & Crime |)
Reno County Commission OKs fire station spending, Highlands sewer funding allocations
The Reno County Commission, as expected, approved on Tuesday authorizing the sale of temporary notes to fund Buhler fire station improvements and voted to authorize the use of a combination of property tax and sewer fees to pay for The…
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