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Wichita’s newest dog park will offer agility area, interactive features and fountains
Wichita’s dogs are getting a new park to run around in. The proposed dog park in W.B. Harrison Park, 1300 S. Webb, will be constructed within the year, Troy Houtman, director of Park and Recreation, said. The dog park will…
Douglas Design District given Wichita Community Foundation grant
The Douglas Design District has been awarded a grant to help add public art and other enhancements to the burgeoning neighborhood east of downtown. The award of $84,500 from the Knight Foundation Fund at the Wichita Community Foundation was announced…
Audit explains budget changes in Finney County to comply with new state tax lid
Lewis, Hooper & Dick, LLC, owners Theresa Dasenbrock and Kristin Sekavec presented the audit to commissioners, who accepted it at their meeting. The county’s general fund revenue and expenditures dropped significantly from the previous year, with 2017 revenue totals equaling…
New behavioral health crisis stabilization facility coming to Salina
The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) has signed contracts to provide funding to Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) in Salina and Manhattan for the creation of two new crisis stabilization facilities to care for individuals experiencing a…
Capitol Federal, Evergy donate $5M to build Topeka’s downtown plaza
Capitol Federal and Evergy both will donate $2.5 million toward the construction of a downtown plaza, the two companies announced Monday morning. The $5 million is more than half of the funds needed to build the plaza, which is expected…
Topeka citywide sales tax suggested to go countywide to help parks and rec
Shawnee County needs a consistent, long-term source to meet the $20 million worth of deferred maintenance needs existing in its parks and recreation department, a Topeka businessman told Shawnee County commissioners Monday. Joseph Ledbetter, a Topeka lawyer, asked Commissioners Kevin…
New bowling alley owner in Parsons gets city retail grant
The new owner of the local bowling center plans to make improvements to the business. The Parsons City Commission on Monday evening approved a $5,000 retail recruitment grant for Roosevelt Draine, who is in the process of buying PK Bowl,…
Labette County discusses senior meals program
Labette County commissioners on Monday discussed several budget requests, including funding for the program that helps feed senior citizens in Southeast Kansas. Cindy Lane, executive director of the Southeast Kansas Area Agency on Aging, discussed the Labette County allocation Monday.…
Shawnee County counselor: Performance of coroner’s new firm being monitored
Shawnee County commissioners made the best decision they could under the circumstances last month when they agreed to let Forensic Medical Holdings provide coroner’s services until January 2020, says county counselor Jim Crowl. Crowl clarified in an interview last week…
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