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Election under way for new city of The Highlands (in Reno County)
Eight residents of The Highlands cast ballots Thursday, the first day of early walk-in voting at the Reno County Courthouse Annex, 125 West 1st Ave. “More than I thought, really,” said Reno County Deputy Election Officer Jenna Fager, of the…
Citizens sold on sales tax
A permanent, one-cent sales tax for South Central Kansas Medical Center received strong support among voters during a mail-in vote counted on Thursday. The unofficial results showed 66 percent of the votes cast were in support of the proposal set…
Pratt area flood was ‘probably a quarter or half a century event.’
Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism is back in business issuing licenses after a flood of historic levels shut down offices headquartered east of Pratt earlier this week. The waters that damaged KDWPT offices and deluged other regions of…
Reporter participates in Cowley County Emergency Management full-scale exercise
As a journalist I mostly observe and ask questions about any event I cover, but Thursday I had the opportunity to actually participate in the Cowley County Emergency Management department’s full-scale exercise as both an observer and a role player.…
Sedgwick County rejects funding increase for senior centers
Despite the presence of dozens of seniors and senior advocates at a Sedgwick County Commission meeting last Wednesday, Aug. 15, the body rejected a request to boost funding for senior centers by $78,000 for 2019. The vote was 3-2, with…
Wichita city council to vote on settlement with Wingnuts
The Wichita Wingnuts could get $2.2 million from the City of Wichita, as a settlement to terminate the team’s lease of Lawrence-Dumont Stadium. City council members will discuss and vote on the issue Tuesday. Council agenda wrote that the city…
Two McPherson County projects to receive tax credits
The Kansas Department of Commerce has awarded 16 nonprofit organizations around the state Community Service Tax Credits, which has helped nonprofit organizations undertake major capital fundraising drives for several different projects. The Canton Township Carnegie Library in McPherson County will…
Lawrence PD K9 helps seize more than 100 pounds of drugs, celebrates birthday
The Lawrence Police Department Friday posted a photo on its Facebook page of its young K9 sitting proudly in front of a pile of confiscated drugs. The department says Deuce helped seize 94 pounds of marijuana and 21 pounds of…
Barber County Undersheriff Brewer put on leave without pay
Barber County Undersheriff Virgil “Dusty” Brewer was put on administrative leave without pay Friday, as he faces a charge of involuntary manslaughter. Brewer was in a Barber County courtroom Friday morning for his first appearance in the case involving the…
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