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Clay Center City Council supports dog park
A plan to place a dog park near the Clay County Animal Rescue and Education Center received a letter of support from the Clay Center city council last night. Officials with CCARE asked for the endorsement in order to apply…
Wichita promises fines for illegal fireworks. ‘This year, we are serious,’ mayor says
If you plan to shoot off fireworks in Wichita this year, you better make sure they're legal. If not, you could face a $250 fine from the city. "This year, we are serious about making sure that people adhere to…
Residents turn out to ask about zoning code rewrite in KCK
Gravel driveways, AirBNBs and tiny homes were just a few of the topics that came up at the first Kansas City, Kansas, zoning code rewrite meeting today. A lot of community interest was shown in the zoning code rewrite, with…
Plans for a Sikh temple in Lenexa raise concerns, but also draw praise
The Lenexa City Council has endorsed plans for a new worship temple for a growing Sikh community, despite some concerns that the building is too big and doesn’t fit well with surrounding neighborhoods. The Council voted 4-2 Tuesday night in…
Kobach’s office: Counties may continue to ‘track’ citizenship if they don’t ask
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach’s office has told county election offices that they may no longer ask prospective voters for proof of citizenship but they can collect the documents if the voters provide them voluntarily. Kobach’s office provided instructions…
Great Bend audit report a good one
It was welcome news for the Great Bend City Council Monday night as Vickie Dreiling of Adams, Brown, Beran and Ball presented the city’s 2017 annual audit. After the presentation, it adopted the audit as reported. “Our opinion is an…
County attorney’s request for an assistant spurs negative reaction from county board
During a contentious county commissioners meeting that twice was called to order by Chairman Dave Baier, County Attorney Laura Johnson-McNish asked the board to consider what would happen if she was no longer the county attorney. “Let me make a…
Community Memorial Healthcare sales tax petitions presented to Marshall county officials
Marshall County Board of Commissioners met with representatives from Community Memorial Healthcare on Monday to discuss whether to allow a public vote on a proposed countywide, half-cent sales tax to help fund CMH. Hospital representatives presented a petition with 456…
Douglas County puts off decision on Baldwin City’s trail easement funding request
Douglas County commissioners indicated Wednesday that they were interested in helping Baldwin City with its purchase of a trail easement along the Midland Railway, but said they wanted to fold the request into their budget discussions for 2019 rather than…
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