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What should a cemetery look like? New draft rules would allow for additional decorations at Lawrence gravesites
City officials presented the first draft of new rules for grave decorations at the city’s cemeteries, which would allow plot owners more decoration options, including limited borders and ground cover. The Parks and Recreation Department oversees three cemeteries — Oak…
Shawnee PD’s new 3D laser scanner halves investigation time
Shawnee police officers’ investigations of crashes and crime scenes just got more detailed and more than twice as efficient. The 3D Scanner software produces a detailed and scaled map of a crash or crime scene, including a 360-degree perspective, according…
Clay County Commissioners approve ‘cow patty Bingo’ on the Courthouse Square
Clay County 4-Hers will be offering something new on The Square for Piotique. Shannon Stark, Chamber Director, and two FFA members at Clay County Community High School, Logan Fickes and Alex Benson met with Clay County Commissioners on Monday to…
The Highlands’ ballot lands on the green, 135-1
Residents told The Highlands City Council in July they would support a budget levying $60,000 in property taxes. They were true to their word. In a special election Thursday, Sept. 14, voters in the small city built around a golf…
New Overstock distribution center to open in KCK
Overstock.com will open a new distribution center at 5300 Kansas Ave. in Kansas City, Kansas, according to an announcement today. Overstock.com is a leading online home goods and furniture retailer. According to a spokesman, about 100 jobs are expected to…
Johnson County approves adding more jobs, help at Mental Health Center
As the number of calls for mental health services continue to rise, so do the number of resources around the metro. On Thursday, the Johnson County Board of Commissioners approved adding an extra dispatcher at the Johnson County Mental Health…
Shawnee County Commissioner: $200 copper theft brings $100,000 in costs
The theft in July of an estimated $200 worth of copper from the Kansas Expocentre grounds will ultimately cost the county about $100,000, county commission chairman Kevin Cook said Thursday. He asked what Shawnee County could do to deter copper…
JoCo adds to parks: Big Bull Creek Park and one in the Stilwell area
Johnson County is celebrating two additions to its parks system this month: the colossal Big Bull Creek Park in southwest Johnson County and a playground in the Stilwell area that’s accessible to all children, including those with disabilities. Officials will…
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